"I ain't no good"
"Look across the river, Lennie"Peace
"An' live off the fatta the lan'"
"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"Courage
"A guy got to have dreams"Dreams
"I could go away and never come back"Freedom
"Lennie, for God's sake don't drink so much"Wisdom
"I seen the guys that go around on the ranches alone"
"I tol' you to leave 'em alone"Patience
"You gonna do bad things"Fear
"You do bad things and I ain't gonna let you"
"Ain't no one gonna hurt Lennie"
"He can do anything"Strength
"Give us room"Freedom
"You're gonna forget everything I tol' you"
"The rabbits suit you"
"You ain't done bad"Kindness
"Slim don't need to say nothing"
"He's all right, Slim says so"
"I'm gonna get you a red puppy"
"You never done no bad things like that"
"It's a good thing for me"Wisdom
"An' live on the fatta the land"Dreams
"God Almighty, if I was alone I could live so easy"Freedom
"He never got a chance to tell me"
"I done it for the best"
"He ain't mean to do nothing bad"
"I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you"Friendship