"I could go away an' get along fine by myself"
"I seen the guys that go around on the ranches alone. That ain't no good"
"If I was alone I could live so easy"
"God, you're a talker"
"I ain't gonna let nothin' happen to you, Lennie"
"I'll shoot 'em in the back of the head"
"Lennie ain't no good. I can see Lennie ain't no good now"
"If I was alone I could live so easy."Solitude
"An' have a little house an' a couple of acres an' a cow an' some pigs."Hope
"I gotta think about you."Friendship
"Curley's been keepin' his hand soft for his wife."Power
"Now don't you worry. He ain't gonna hurt ya."Courage
"You do bad things and I go an' put you in the boob house."Leadership
"I got to get him outa the sight of the boss."Work
"We got our own place."Dreams
"It ain't no lie. We're gonna do it."Hope
"We gonna have a little garden."Dreams
"Lennie, for God's sake don't drink so much."
"I could get a job an' not have you messin' me up."Freedom
"You're gonna hurt him."Strength
"An' live nice an' easy."Peace
"I gotta take care a you."
"It wasn't no good way."Truth
"You an' me is gonna have a little place."Hope
"I tol' you to hush up."Leadership
"It's gonna be our'n, an' we're gonna tend it."Dreams
"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
"The world's a hard place"Wisdom
"I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you"Friendship