Daily Dialogue — November 19, 2014

George: Guys like us that work on ranches are the loneliest guys in the world. They ain’t got no family and they don’t belong no place. They got nothin’ to look ahead to…
Lennie: But not us, George. Tell about us.
George: …well, we ain’t like that. We got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us. If them other guys gets in jail they can rot for all anybody cares.
Lennie: But not us, George, because I… see, I got you to look after me, but you got me to look after you.

— Of Mice and Men (1992), screenplay by Horton Foote, novel by John Steinbeck

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Friendship. Today’s suggestion by Ellen Musikant.

Trivia: In total, there were 15 differences from the novel and the film, including the ending in both of them.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Commentary by Ellen: “A harrowing look at the lengths a friend might go to save another.”

If you have a suggestion for this week’s theme, please post in comments.

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