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John Steinbeck Quotes

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John Steinbeck Quotes

California boys were undeniable. From Tortilla Flats, to East of Eden, to The Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck set many of his books in the Golden State where he lived and wrote. Click on any John Steinbeck quote below to see it in context and find out where it falls on Shmoop's pretentious scale. Looking for even more Steinbeck quotes? Head on over to his Shmoop biography.

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"And it'd be our own, an' nobody could can us."

Source: Of Mice and Men | Author: John Steinbeck

"And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good."

Source: East of Eden | Author: John Steinbeck

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

Source: Of Mice and Men | Author: John Steinbeck

"Ever’body wants a little piece of lan’."

Source: Of Mice and Men | Author: John Steinbeck

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

Source: Of Mice and Men | Author: John Steinbeck

"He ain't mean," said Slim. "I can tell a mean guy from a mile off."

Source: Of Mice and Men | Author: John Steinbeck

"I can still tend the rabbits, George? I didn't mean no harm, George."

Source: Of Mice and Men | Author: John Steinbeck

"I done another bad thing."

Source: Of Mice and Men | Author: John Steinbeck

"I ought to of shot that dog myself, George."

Source: Of Mice and Men | Author: John Steinbeck

"If I was alone I could live so easy. I could go get a job an' work, an' no trouble."

Source: Of Mice and Men | Author: John Steinbeck

"Look, George. Look what I done."

Source: Of Mice and Men | Author: John Steinbeck

"No, Lennie, I ain't mad. I never been mad, and I ain' now. That's a thing I want ya to know."

Source: Of Mice and Men | Author: John Steinbeck

"Now what the hell ya suppose is eatin' them two guys?"

Source: Of Mice and Men | Author: John Steinbeck

"The hell with the rabbits. That's all you can ever remember is them rabbits."

Source: Of Mice and Men | Author: John Steinbeck

"We could live offa the fatta the lan'."

Source: Of Mice and Men | Author: John Steinbeck