Lennie Quotes

• ‘a huge man, shapeless of face... with wide sloping shoulders; and he walked heavily dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws’
• “You get in trouble. You do bad things and I got to get you out.”
• ‘Lennie’s hands remained at his sides; he was too frightened to defend himself.’
• “I didn’t wanta hurt him.”
• “Make um let me alone George”
• ‘Lennie watched in terror the flopping little man whom he held.‘
• ”Strong as a bull.”
• “I pinched their head a little and then they was dead.”
• ‘In a panic, Lennie looked at george for help.’
• “…the girl lets out a squawk and that got Lennie all mixed up, and he held on, ‘cause that’s the only thing he could think to do.”
• ‘Suddenly his anger arose. He picked up the pup and hurled it from him’
• “please don’t do that George’ll be mad.”
• “Well I ain’t supposed to talk to you or nothing.”
• “Go on” said Lennie “ how’s it gonna be. We gonna get a little place.”
• “I forgot” Lennie said softly‘
• ‘Still Lennie held on to the closed fist.’
• ‘Lennies fingers closed on her hair and hung on. Lennie’s other hand closed over her mouth and nose.’
• “George wun’t go away and leave me.”