"Fella gets use’ to a place, it’s hard to go," said Casy. "Fella gets use’ to a way a thinkin’, it’s hard to leave. I ain’t a preacher no more, but all the time I find I’m prayin’, not even thinkin’ what I’m doin’."
– John Steinbeck
The Grapes of Wrath, Chapter 6. Jim Casy is saying how difficult it is for tenant farmers to quit their land because of the strong bond they have formed with it. He is speaking to Muley Graves, who cannot bear to leave his family farm even after it is repossessed.