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5 quotes from Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, each verified verbatim against the text and located in the book.

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Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world.

— George Milton · John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men (1937), Chapter 1

I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you

— Lennie Small · John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men (1937), Chapter 1

small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong features

— The narrator · John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men (1937), Chapter 1

S'pose you didn't have nobody. S'pose you couldn't go into the bunk house and play rummy 'cause you was black. How'd you like that?

— Crooks · John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men (1937), Chapter 4

You hadda, George. I swear you hadda.

— Slim · John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men (1937), Chapter 6

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