Of Mice and Men

Book · 4 characters · 413 quotes · 1937

Quotes from Of Mice and Men

C
"Now what the hell you suppose is eatin' him?"
Curley's wife
G
"I woulda had to do it anyway"
George Milton
G
"An' that desert an' this here sun—no good"
George Milton
G
"You was always kind of bad"
George Milton
L
"An' I get to tend the rabbits"
Lennie Small
L
"I jus' liked to pet soft things"
Lennie Small
L
"We gonna have our own little place"
Lennie Small Hope
C
"He ain't no good at all"
Curley's wife
L
"I wouldn't eat no ketchup if there wasn't any. I'd leave it all for you"
Lennie Small
G
"An' then we'd be let alone"
George Milton Peace
G
"You do bad things and I said I'd leave you alone"
George Milton
C
"The ranch ain't no place for a blind old man"
Candy
G
"I gotta keep you, I gotta keep you safe"
George Milton
L
"You ain't gonna leave me alone, are you George?"
Lennie Small Fear
G
"This is the end of it. Nothin' comin' after it"
George Milton
G
"Lennie's a good worker. Hell of a good worker"
George Milton
L
"I'm jus' a little bit bigger than a mouse"
Lennie Small
G
"I could go away and get along fine without you"
George Milton
C
"She ain't gonna make no trouble. She's a good girl"
Curley's wife
C
"I ain't gonna let you. You gonna do it, and you better do it soon"
Candy
C
"I'd make a will an' leave my money to you guys in case I kick off"
Candy Friendship
L
"An' the rabbits, you gonna feed 'em?"
Lennie Small
L
"I wouldn't want to go no place else"
Lennie Small
G
"I gotta think about it. We was always gonna do it by ourself"
George Milton
G
"We're gonna get our own place and we're gonna get a little house and a couple of acres"
George Milton
C
"I tell ya, I ain't used to livin' like this"
Candy Change
G
"You wasn't no good. You ain't no good now"
George Milton Truth
L
"An' have little house and a couple of acres an' a cow and some pigs"
Lennie Small Dreams
C
"I'm gonna ask for my own bunk, by God"
Candy
C
"Whatever we ain't got, that's what you want"
Curley's wife