“Everything wanna be loved. Us sing and dance, and holla just wanting to be loved. Look at them trees. Notice how the trees do everything people do to get attention... except walk?”
Margaret Avery - Shug Avery

“Poor creatures. They've lost their equilibrium because they've lost their faith in love. Oh l'amour, l'amour.”
Mary Boland - The Countess De Lave - Flora

“Love without faith, like religion without faith, doesn't amount to very much.”
Lawrence Grant - Reverend Mr. Carmichael

“- Palmer Joss: Your dad. Did you love him?
- Ellie Arroway: Yes, very much.
- Palmer Joss: Prove it.”

Matthew McConaughey - Palmer Joss
Jodie Foster - Eleanor Arroway

“Isn't that what love is? I don't mean passion. Love. Isn't it an act of faith, loving someone despite having to put up with things which are intolerable? Opening your heart... again and again.”
Mädchen Amick - Lena