Paula Patton credited as playing...
Ms. Rain
- Clareece 'Precious' Jones: Nurse say I'm HIV positive. I ain't got nothing to write today.
- Rhonda: Is your baby okay?
- Clareece 'Precious' Jones: He alright. I just got to stop breastfeeding him.
- Ms. Rain: I remember you once told me you never got to tell your story. Write.
- Clareece 'Precious' Jones: FUCK YOU! You don't know nothing of what I been through!
- [begins to cry]
- Clareece 'Precious' Jones: I ain't never had no boyfriend. My daddy say he gonna marry me. How he gonna do that? Would fucking be illegal!
- Ms. Rain: Write.
- Clareece 'Precious' Jones: I'm tired, Ms. Rain.
- Ms. Rain: If not for yourself, then for the people who love you.
- Clareece 'Precious' Jones: Nobody loves me.
- Ms. Rain: People do love you, Precious.
- Clareece 'Precious' Jones: Please don't lie to me, Ms. Rain. Love ain't done nothing for me. Love beat me. Raped me. Called me an animal. Make me feel worthless. Make me sick!
- Ms. Rain: That wasn't love, Precious. Your baby loves you. *I* love you. Write.
- Clareece 'Precious' Jones: My name Clareece 'Precious' Jones. I go by 'Precious'. I live in Harlem. I like yellow. And... I had problems at my other school, so I come here.
- Ms. Rain: Something you do well?
- Clareece 'Precious' Jones: Nothin'.
- Ms. Rain: Everybody's good at something.
- Clareece 'Precious' Jones: [shakes her head] Mm-mm.
- Ms. Rain: Come on.
- Clareece 'Precious' Jones: Well, I can cook and... I never really talked in class before.
- Ms. Rain: How does that make you feel?
- Clareece 'Precious' Jones: Here. It make me feel here.