What are some quotes Crooks says about dreams in Of Mice and Men?

In ,
Candy arrives in the doorway of Crooks's private room whileis inside and begins discussing their
dream of purchasing their own homestead, where they will live off the land and Lennie can tend
rabbits. Crooks interrupts their discussion and proceeds to elaborate on the impossibility of
their dream. Crooks tells Candy and Lennie,

"I seen
hunderds of men come by on the road an on the ranches, with their bindles on their back an that
same damn thing in their heads. Hunderds of them. They come, an they quit an go on; an every
damn one of €˜ems got a little piece of land in his head. An never a God damn one of €˜em ever
gets it. Just like heaven. Everbody wants a little piece of lan. I read plenty of books out
here. Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land. Its just in their head. Theyre all
the time talkin about it, but its jus in their head" (Steinbeck, 36).

Crooks has been on the ranch for some time and has never witnessed
a laborer save up enough money to purchase their own piece of property. Crooks displays his
pessimistic attitude by telling Candy,

"You guys is
just kiddin yourself. Youll talk about it a hell of a lot, but you wont get no land. Youll be a
swamper here till they take you out in a box. Hell, I seen too many guys. Lennie herell quit an
be on the road in two, three weeks. Seems like ever guy got land in his head" (Steinbeck,
37).

Candy responds to Crooks's negative comments by
saying that they've already saved up enough money andknows where there is a plot of land for
sale at a reasonable price. Crooks is taken back by this information and briefly entertains the
possibility of attaining the seemingly impossible dream. Crooks even contemplates the
possibility of joining the men and partaking in their dream by saying,

"I never seen a guy really do it . . . I seen guys nearly crazy
with loneliness for land, but ever time a whore house or a blackjack game took what it takes. He
hesitated . . . . "If you . . . guys would want a hand to work for nothingjust his keep,
why Id come an lend a hand. I aint so crippled I cant work like a son-of-a-bitch if I want
to" (Steinbeck, 37).

Overall, Crooks initially
thinks that Candy, George, and Lennie's dream is impossible to attain. His experience on the
farm has taught him that nobody can ever save up enough money or formulate a plan to attain
their dreams. However, Crooks eventually entertains the possibility of sharing their dream and
even offers to lend a hand on their homestead. In the end, Crooks's initial assessment of their
dreams proves correct after Lennie kills Curley's wife and ruins their
plans.