“Well, I flung the window open an' I shouted, "Yes, that's right Millandra – I'm goin' to Greece for the sex; sex for breakfast, sex for dinner, sex for tea, an’ sex for supper." Well, she just ignored me but this little cab driver leans out an' pipes up, "That sounds like a marvellous diet, love." "It is," I shouted back, "have y' never heard of it? It's called the 'F' Plan."”Willy Russell Shirley ValentineShirley, page 40. Shirley Valentine (1986)
“Rita: Have they sacked y'?Frank: Not quite.Rita: Well, why y' – packing your books away.Frank: Australia. [After a pause] Some weeks ago – made rather a night of it.Rita: Did y' bugger the bursar?Frank: Metaphorically.”Willy Russell book Educating RitaPage 50. Educating Rita (1980)
“She divorced her husband, y' know. I never knew him, it was before I met Jane. Apparently she came back from work one mornin' an' found her husband in bed with the milkman. With the milkman, honest to God. Well, apparently, from that day forward Jane was a feminist. An' I've noticed, she never takes milk in her tea.”Willy Russell Shirley ValentineShirley, page 13. Shirley Valentine (1986)