I need to find some quotes in The Color Purple that show how the relationship between Celie and Shug Avery, their lesbian love specifically, has a...

I need to find some quotes in The Color Purple that show how the relationship between Celie and Shug Avery, their lesbian love specifically, has a reductive power in the hardships Celie has faced. Could you help me please? Or help me with how I could explain it? This is for my English class, I have to study and report this novel. I am in my last year of high school.