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  1. www.sparknotes.com › lit › micemenOf Mice and Men: Famous Quotes Explained - SparkNotes

    Of Mice and Men Famous Quotes Explained. Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don’t belong no place. . . . With us it ain’t like that. We got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us. We don’t have to sit in no bar room blowin’ in our jack jus’ because ...

  2. novelguide.com › ofmiceandmen › toptenquotesOf Mice and Men: Top Ten Quotes - Novelguide

    • George, on life without Lennie: "Whatever we ain't got, that's what you want. God a'mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy. I could go get a job an' work, an no trouble.
    • George, on the worker's dream: "All kin's a vegetables in the garden, and if we want a little whisky we can sell a few eggs or something, or some milk.
    • The Boss, on George and Lennie: "Well, I never seen one guy take so much trouble for another guy. I just like to know what your interest is" (25).
    • George, on loneliness and Lennie: "I ain't got no people. I seen the guys that go around on the ranches alone. That ain't no good. They don't have no fun.

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  4. www.litcharts.com › lit › of-mice-and-menOf Mice and Men Quotes | Explanations with Page Numbers ...

    • Slowly, like a terrier who doesn't want to bring a ball to its master, Lennie approached, drew back, approached again. Related Characters: George Milton, Lennie Small.
    • “Ain't many guys travel around together,” he mused. “I don't know why. Maybe ever'body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.” Related Characters: Slim (speaker), George Milton, Lennie Small.
    • “Carl's right, Candy. That dog ain't no good to himself. I wisht somebody'd shoot me if I got old an' a cripple.” Related Characters: Slim (speaker), Candy, Carlson.
    • “I seen it over an' over—a guy talkin' to another guy and it don't make no difference if he don't hear or understand. The thing is, they're talkin', or they're settin' still not talkin'.

  5. www.enotes.com › topics › of-mice-and-menOf Mice and Men Essential Quotes by Theme: Friendship ...

    I forget some a’ the things. Tell about how it’s gonna be.”. “O.K. Someday—we’re gonna get the jack together and we’re gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an’ a cow and ...

  6. studyrocket.co.uk › of-mice-and-men-key-quotesOf Mice and Men: Key Quotes – iGCSE English Literature ...

    George. “ I ain’t got no people. I seen the guys that go around on the ranches alone. That ain’t no good. ” - This quote illustrates George’s fear of loneliness and the importance of his companionship with Lennie. “ Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. ” - George’s comment on the solitary life ...

  7. www.savemyexams.com › igcse › english-literatureOf Mice and Men: Key Text Quotations | Edexcel IGCSE English ...

    Of Mice and Men is a novella about the futility of the American Dream in the face of more powerful external forces. Paired quotations: “All kin’s a vegetables in the garden, and if we want a little whisky we can sell a few eggs or something, or some milk. We’d jus’ live there. We’d belong there.”. – George, Chapter 3.

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  9. www.thoughtco.com › of-mice-and-men-quotes-4177537'Of Mice and Men' Quotes Explained - ThoughtCo

    Feb 4, 2021 · Hunderds of them. They come, an' they quit an’ go on; an’ every damn one of ‘em’s got a little piece of land in his head. An’ never a God damn one of ‘em ever gets it. Just like Heaven. Ever’body wants a little piece of lan.’. I read plenty of books out here. Nobody never gets to Heaven, and nobody gets no land.