“- Young Celie Harris: Write!
- Nettie Harris: What?
- Young Celie Harris: Write!
- Nettie Harris: Nothing but death can keep me from it!”
Desreta Jackson - Young Celie Harris
Akosua Busia - Nettie Harris

“I will write your letter, sir. And if it brings you your freedom, it will be more than a pleasure. It will have been my duty.”
Brad Pitt - Bass

“- Dr. Donald Shirley: What on God's green earth are you doing?
- Tony Lip: A letter.
- Dr. Donald Shirley: Looks more like a piecemeal ransom note.”
Mahershala Ali - Dr. Donald Shirley
Viggo Mortensen - Tony Lip

- Paul Vitti: Jelly, did they find that note?
- Jelly: No, but they will in a minute.
- Dr. Ben Sobel: Oh, and let me guess what it says? "Life is bullshit, I can't fucking take it no more! Signed, the Dead Guy".
- Jelly: That's good, Doc.

Robert De Niro - Paul Vitti
Joe Viterelli - Jelly
Billy Crystal - Dr. Ben Sobel

“- Paul Krendler: I don't understand why she didn't turn it in she is such a straight arrow.
- Mason Verger: She didn't turn it in because she didn't receive it; she didn't receive it because it wasn't sent it; wasn't sent because he didn't write it; he didn't write because I did!”
Ray Liotta - Paul Krendler
Gary Leonard Oldman - Mason Verger