Of Mice And Men Quotes
George quotes
"The first man was small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong features
“Small, strong hands, slender arms, and thin and bony nose"
"Lennie!" he said sharply. "Lennie, for God' sakes don't drink so much."
“if I was alone I could live so easy!”
‘’Hide in the brush till I come for you’’
"No, he ain't, but he's sure a hell of a good worker. Strong as a bull."
"We could live offa the fatta the lan'."
“every part of him was defined”.
Lennie quotes
“Lennie dabbled his big paw”.
“Lennie asked timidly”.
“snorting into the water like a horse”.
Lennie sees George as a role model – “Lennie, who had been watching, imitated George exactly”.
Lennie is told in chapter that if he is in trouble, he is to return to the brush – “hide in the brush till I come for you”.
Lennie gets in trouble all the time – “Like what happened in Weed Lennie acts as a child – “he’s jes’ like a kid”.
Curley’s wife quotes
Curley’s wife has “full rouged lips and wide-spread eyes”.
Curley’s wife threatens Crooks – “I could get you tied up on a tree easy”.
Curley’s wife is lonely – “ain’t I got a right to talk to nobody?” Curley’s wife flirts with and stirs Lennie up – “mine is soft and fine”.
Standin' here talkin' to a bunch of bindle stiffs—a nigger an' a dum-dum and a lousy ol' sheep—an' likin' it because they ain't nobody else."
"Listen, Nigger," she said. "You know what I can do to you if you open your trap’’
Crooks quotes
Crooks’ living conditions are poor – “a little shed that leaned off the wall of the barn”.
Crooks tries to scare Lennie – “S’pose he gets killed or hurt”.
You got no right to come in my room.
Ever’body wants a little piece of lan’.
A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody
Candy quotes
Candy’s dog is described, by Carlson, as “so god damn old”.
Candy doesn’t want Carlson to shoot his dog – “I had ‘im too long”.
I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn't ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog." scratched his wrist stump
"The first man was small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong features
“Small, strong hands, slender arms, and thin and bony nose"
"Lennie!" he said sharply. "Lennie, for God' sakes don't drink so much."
“if I was alone I could live so easy!”
‘’Hide in the brush till I come for you’’
"No, he ain't, but he's sure a hell of a good worker. Strong as a bull."
"We could live offa the fatta the lan'."
“every part of him was defined”.
Lennie quotes
“Lennie dabbled his big paw”.
“Lennie asked timidly”.
“snorting into the water like a horse”.
Lennie sees George as a role model – “Lennie, who had been watching, imitated George exactly”.
Lennie is told in chapter that if he is in trouble, he is to return to the brush – “hide in the brush till I come for you”.
Lennie gets in trouble all the time – “Like what happened in Weed Lennie acts as a child – “he’s jes’ like a kid”.
Curley’s wife quotes
Curley’s wife has “full rouged lips and wide-spread eyes”.
Curley’s wife threatens Crooks – “I could get you tied up on a tree easy”.
Curley’s wife is lonely – “ain’t I got a right to talk to nobody?” Curley’s wife flirts with and stirs Lennie up – “mine is soft and fine”.
Standin' here talkin' to a bunch of bindle stiffs—a nigger an' a dum-dum and a lousy ol' sheep—an' likin' it because they ain't nobody else."
"Listen, Nigger," she said. "You know what I can do to you if you open your trap’’
Crooks quotes
Crooks’ living conditions are poor – “a little shed that leaned off the wall of the barn”.
Crooks tries to scare Lennie – “S’pose he gets killed or hurt”.
You got no right to come in my room.
Ever’body wants a little piece of lan’.
A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody
Candy quotes
Candy’s dog is described, by Carlson, as “so god damn old”.
Candy doesn’t want Carlson to shoot his dog – “I had ‘im too long”.
I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn't ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog." scratched his wrist stump