Of Mice and Men Quotes
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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."
Lennie said, "I thought you was mad at me, George."
"No," said George. "No, Lennie, I ain't mad. I never been mad, and I ain' now. That's a thing I want ya to know."
Context
Hoo boy.
Here we are in the last chapter of Of Mice and Men. Spoiler alert: George is about to shoot Lennie in the back of the head. Before he does, he wants Lennie to know that he "ain't mad."
Talk about pulling at the heartstrings.
Where you've heard it
If anyone every says this to you, be sure they're not packing heat.
Pretentious Factor
If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.
Lennie and George don't have a pretentious bone in their body.