Willy Russell Quotes

August 23, 1947

William Russell (born 23 August 1947) is an English dramatist, screenwriter, composer and lyricist. His plays Educating Rita and Shirley Valentine have both been filmed, and his Blood Brothers is one of the longest-running musicals in theatrical history.

Frank: There, you see, an example of assonance.Rita: Oh, it means getting' the rhyme wrong.

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Marriage is like the Middle East, isn't it? There's no solution.

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— Shirley, page 14.

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I'm not sayin' she's a bragger, but if you've been to Paradise, she's got a season ticket.

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— Shirley, page 37.

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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."

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— Shirley Valentine, said by Shirley (1986, page 40)

Tags: flung, window, open, shouted, right, goin', Greece, sex, breakfast

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