"She got the eye"Fear
"I ain't much use to myself nor nobody else"
"Everybody wants a little piece of lan'"Dreams
"I ain't got no people. I ain't got nobody in the world that gives a damn about me"
"I tell ya I ain't used to livin' like this"Change
"I'd make a will an' leave my share to you guys"Hope
"All the guys on all the ranches got a little of land in their heads"Dreams
"They was gonna give me two hundred and fifty dollars"
"I got solitaire cards"
"The boss is a nice fella"Work
"I should of shot that dog myself"
"A guy got to have dreams"Dreams
"He was a good dog"
"The boss gives us hell when he's mad"Work
"Maybe if I give you guys my money, you'll let me hoe in the garden"
"Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world."Solitude
"Everybody wants a little piece of lan'. I read plenty of books out here."Dreams
"I gonna tell you somethin' now. You gonna let me talk?"Kindness
"I'm gonna shoot the pup."Death
"The stable buck's a nigger."Truth
"He's a nice fella."Kindness
"The boss gives us hell, the stable buck gives us hell, the boss's son give us hell"Work
"Maybe if I give you guys my money, you'll let me hoe in the garden sometimes"
"I'm gonna get my own place"Dreams
"A guy sets alone out here at night, it ain't no good"Solitude
"I been here a long time"Time
"Bosses always do take a little guy"Power
"Both ain't gonna see no heaven"
"The boss gives the orders and we don't ask no questions"Work
"Curley wants to put you in a bear trap"