A in Classic Quotes

1  Lennie's face broke into a delighted smile.

Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck
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2  "God, you're a lot of trouble," said George.

Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck
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3  'Jes' a little stretch down the highway,' he says.

Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck
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4  "Ain't a thing in my pocket," Lennie said cleverly.

Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck
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5  That ranch we're goin to is right down there about a quarter mile.

Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck
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6  Evening of a hot day started the little wind to moving among the leaves.

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7  He pulled his hat down a little more over his eyes, the way George's hat was.

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8  A water snake slipped along on the pool, its head held up like a little periscope.

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9  Every part of him was defined: small, strong hands, slender arms, a thin and bony nose.

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10  For a moment the place was lifeless, and then two men emerged from the path and came into the opening by the green pool.

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11  He threw a scoop of water into his face and rubbed it about with his hand, under his chin and around the back of his neck.

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12  If he finds out what a crazy bastard you are, we won't get no job, but if he sees ya work before he hears ya talk, we're set.

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13  On the sandy bank under the trees the leaves lie deep and so crisp that a lizard makes a great skittering if he runs among them.

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14  In front of the low horizontal limb of a giant sycamore there is an ash pile made by many fires; the limb is worn smooth by men who have sat on it.

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15  His huge companion dropped his blankets and flung himself down and drank from the surface of the green pool; drank with long gulps, snorting into the water like a horse.

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16  Behind him walked his opposite, a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders; and he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws.

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17  There is a path through the willows and among the sycamores, a path beaten hard by boys coming down from the ranches to swim in the deep pool, and beaten hard by tramps who come wearily down from the highway in the evening to jungle-up near water.

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