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 Novella by John Steinbeck (1937); adapted to stage and screen (big and small) numerous times. 1992 screenplay by Horton Foote https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8v2hvtM9_c A harrowing look at the lengths a friend might go to save another.