“Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land. It's just in their head.”
Source: Of Mice and Men (1937), Ch. 4, p. 74
Context: They come, an' they quit an' go on; an' every damn one of 'em's got a little piece of land in his head. An' never a God damn one of 'em ever gets it. Just like heaven. Ever'body wants a little piece of lan'. I read plenty of books out here. Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land. It's just in their head.
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American writer 1902–1968Related quotes
“The Land of Faery,
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Context: The Land of Faery,
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Source: Of Mice and Men (1937), Ch. 4, p. 75
