I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field and don’t notice it.
Wanting to share a good thing.
God love all them feelings. That’s some of the best stuff God did. And when you know God loves ‘em you enjoys ‘em a lot more. You can just relax, go with everything that’s going, and praise God by liking what you like.
God don’t think it dirty? I ast.
Naw, she say. God made it. Listen, God love everything you love — and a mess of stuff you don’t. But more than anything else, God love admiration.
You saying God vain? I ast.
Naw, she say. Not vain, just wanting to share a good thing. I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it.
by Alice Walker
(born February 9, 1944)
from The Color Purple
May 24th, 2010 at 6:30 am
[...] Big doesn’t mean high drama. Small things can say a lot. Consider Alice Walker’s line, “I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field and don’t notice it.” [...]
June 24th, 2010 at 8:18 am
Love, love, love this! Thanks!
June 24th, 2010 at 11:42 am
Aeona – I remember sitting in a movie theater as a young woman, hearing those lines for the first time, and thinking “I will live my life noticing and rejoicing.”