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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