Of Mice And Men Quotes

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George

‘God, you’re a lot of trouble'

‘I could get along so easy and so nice if I didn’t have you on my tail.’ 

' I could live so easily

' We got a future' 

' don't even take a look at that *****'

'Get um Lennie, don't let him do it'

'You crazy-son-of-a-*****' 

' hide in the brush till I come for you' 

' made me seem goddamn smart alongside of him'

' I never been mad,'

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Lennie

 ‘they was so little, I’d pet ‘em, and pretty soon they bit my fingers and I pinched their heads a little and they was dead.’ 

‘If you don’t want me, you only jus’ got to say so, and I’ll go off in those hills right there…An’ I won’t get no mice stole from me.’ 

‘Well, he said if I done any more bad things he ain’t gonna let me tend the rabbits.’ 

'smiled helplessly in an attempt to make friends'

' Don't go yellin' he said, and he shook her'

' I done another bad thing'

'Le's do it now. Le's get that place now' 

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Candy

Candy looked for help from face to face 

‘I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn’t ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog.’ 

' bindle bum' 

'Tell ya what Lennie I been figuring out about those rabbits' 

' S'pose I went in with you guys' 

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Slim

When he had finished combing his hair he moved into the room, and he moved with a majesty only achieved by royalty and master craftsmen 

' I can see Lennie ain't a bit mean'

'Slim asked calmly'

' You lay off me' 

' You hadda George, I swear you hadda' 

'Slim's opinions were law'

' maybe you better stay here with your wife'

'majesty' 'royalty' 'authority' 'prince' 'tall'

'I think you got your han' caught in a machine' 

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Curley

'well, next time you answer when you're spoken to' 

'come on, ya big *******'

' no big son-of-a-***** is gonna laugh at me'

' I'm gonna shoot the guts outta that big ******* myself'

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Curley's Wife

‘If I catch any one man, and he’s alone, I get along fine with him. But just let two of the guys get together an’ you won’t talk. Jus’ nothing but mad.’ 

‘Listen ******,you know what I can do to you if you open your trap?’ 

‘I’m glad you bust up Curley a little bit.’ 

' They left all the weak ones here'

'*********'

'I coulda made somethin' of myself' 

' I don't like Curley. He aint a nice fella.' 

'This guy says i was a natural'

'so I married Curley' 

' Your kinda a nice fella' 

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Crooks

‘You got no right to come in my room. This here’s my room. Nobody got any right in here but me.’ 

' Don't come in a place where you're not wanted'

' They play cards in there, but I can't play because I'm black' 

' I tell ya a guy gets too lonely an'

'An' never a Goddamn one of em gets it'

' who hurt George?' 

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Carlson

' lets get it over with' 

' now what the hell ya suppose is eating them two guys?' 

'How'd you do it?' 

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