"I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you"
Friendship
"Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world"
Solitude
"I could go away and get you a job without you"
Relationships
"God, what we got is so good"
Gratitude
"An' have a couple of acres an' a cow and some pigs"
Dreams
"Lennie, you gonna be good if I take you?"
"You do bad things and I go away"
"You're nuts"
Humor
"He ain't worth a goddam"
"We got each other"
"An' the boss gives us work"
"We gonna do it"
"I ain't mad"
"Look down yonder"
"An' rabbits comes out"
Nature
"Now what the hell you suppose is eatin' Lennie?"
"I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you"
Friendship
"Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world"
Solitude
"I ain't gonna let 'em hurt you"
Friendship
"You do bad things and I ain't gonna let you"
Strength
"I can go away any time"
Freedom
"Lennie never done no bad thing to 'em"
Truth
"He ain't mean. He never done nothing to you"
Kindness
"Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world"
Solitude
"If I was alone I could live so easy"
Freedom
"I could get along so easy and so nice if I didn't have you on my tail"
"Don't you worry none. It ain't your fault"
Kindness
"Lennie ain't no crazy bastard. He's jus' like a kid"
"I been meaning to ask you about that—about Lennie"
Truth
"We're gonna have our own place"
Dreams