30 Best Of Mice and Men Quotes

Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don't belong no place. – George

Of Mice and Men loneliness Friendship The American Dream

With us it ain't like that. We got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us. – George

Of Mice and Men Friendship Hope The American Dream

We gonna have a little place… We’ll have a cow… An’ we’ll have maybe a pig an’ chickens… – George

Of Mice and Men The American Dream Hope Friendship

An’ live off the fatta the lan’… – Lennie

Of Mice and Men The American Dream Innocence Hope

Tell me about the rabbits, George. – Lennie

Of Mice and Men Innocence Hope The American Dream

I ain't got no people. I seen the guys that go around on the ranches alone. That ain't no good. – Crooks

Of Mice and Men loneliness Racism Isolation

A guy needs somebody—to be near him. A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody. – Crooks

Of Mice and Men loneliness Friendship Humanity

I seen hundreds of men come by on the road an’ on the ranches, with their bindles on their back an’ that same damn thing in their heads… every damn one of 'em's got a little piece of land in his head. – Crooks

Of Mice and Men The American Dream Disillusionment loneliness

You know what I could do? – Curley's Wife

Of Mice and Men Dreams gender loneliness

I coulda made somethin’ of myself. – Curley's Wife

Of Mice and Men Dreams Regret gender

Well, I ain't told this to nobody before. Maybe I ought'n to. I ain't gonna stay in no bunkhouse. – Curley's Wife

Of Mice and Men loneliness Isolation Dreams

You can talk to me, you don't have to be scared. Sometimes I talk to people, and they don't listen. – Curley's Wife

Of Mice and Men loneliness Communication Isolation

I don't like Curley. He ain't a nice fella. – Lennie

Of Mice and Men fear Power Innocence

He's gonna put me in a cage. – Lennie

Of Mice and Men fear Innocence entrapment

You do bad things and I got to get you out. – George

Of Mice and Men Responsibility Friendship Frustration

You can't keep a job and you lose me ever' job I get. – George

Of Mice and Men Frustration Responsibility Friendship

I ain't mad. I never been mad. I just want you to stay with me. – George

Of Mice and Men Friendship Loyalty Devotion

Maybe ever'body in the whole damn world is scared of each other. – Slim

Of Mice and Men fear Humanity loneliness

A guy can talk to you an' be sure you won't go blabbin'. – Slim

Of Mice and Men Trust Friendship Understanding

I seen the guys that go around on the ranches alone. That ain't no good. They don't have no fun. After a long time they get mean. – Candy

Of Mice and Men loneliness Aging Companionship

I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn't ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog. – Candy

Of Mice and Men Regret mercy uselessness

When they can me here I wisht somebody'd shoot me. – Candy

Of Mice and Men Aging uselessness Despair

We'll have a big vegetable patch and a rabbit hutch and chickens. – George

Of Mice and Men The American Dream Hope Friendship

You… an’ me. Ever’ night we’ll go to the bunkhouse an’ play cards ‘cause we got the money. – Lennie

Of Mice and Men Innocence Friendship The American Dream

It ain't so funny, him an' me goin' aroun' together. Him an' me is both the same. – George

Of Mice and Men Friendship loneliness Companionship

He's such a nice fella. I didn't know you'd get so sore. – Curley's Wife

Of Mice and Men misunderstanding Innocence Tragedy

I don't want to hurt you. – Lennie

Of Mice and Men Innocence fear Tragedy

Look, Lennie. I want you to look across the river. You can almost see the place. – George

Of Mice and Men Friendship mercy Tragedy

Let's do it now. Let's get that place now. – Lennie

Of Mice and Men Hope Innocence The American Dream

And I get to tend the rabbits. – Lennie

Of Mice and Men Innocence Hope The American Dream

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