Brenda: What do you think having a kid means? You're doped up and sick for 9 months, your clothes don't fit, nobody will look at you. One day you're yelling out and you've got a kid. That's not so bad but you've got to look after it for the rest of its life. You want to try it sometime.
Arthur Seaton: Well if that's how you feel.
Brenda: How do you expect me to feel.

Brenda: Yes, yes it's yours right enough. Haven't done 'owt like that with Jack for a couple of months or more - and I don't want to I it I can tell you that now!
Arthur Seaton: Have you tried 'owt, took 'owt I mean.
Brenda: Yes, some pills, they didn't work. 30 bob they cost me, gone right down the drain.
Arthur Seaton: God almighty.
Brenda: He won't help you.

Bert: Aye I noticed that girl myself this morning, smashing bit of stuff. I shouldn't think she'd want to be seen with a madman like you though.
Arthur Seaton: They all want a good time you can bet.

Bert: Did you get anywhere?
Arthur Seaton: No, you?
Bert: Nah, that Betty's barmy, she wouldn't le me get near her. Tell you, you've got to marry them these days before you get 'owt.
Arthur Seaton: Not if they're already married.

Bert: Don't know how that ratface could do 'owt like that.
Arthur Seaton: Cause she's a bitch and a whore, she's got no heart in her - she's a swivel-eyed get.
Bert: She wants pole-axing.
Arthur Seaton: Some people would nark on their mother, we're living in a jungle - we are and all. That bloke was a spineless bastard though, he should've run.

Bert: You know I told you to lay off weeks ago, not that took a blind bit of notice.
Arthur Seaton: Well you've gotta enjoy yourself.
Bert: You've got to keep your feet on the ground.
Arthur Seaton: I don't see much juice in that. You see people settle down and before they know where they are they've kicked the bucket.
Bert: It ain't altogether like that.
Arthur Seaton: No, I now. It would be though if you didn't watch it.

Jack: You're too much of a troublemaker, you should take things as they come and enjoy life.
Arthur Seaton: I do enjoy life, just because I'm not like you don't think I don't.
Jack: I'll see you sometime.
Arthur Seaton: Yeah.

Arthur Seaton: Brother here for long?
Jack: Fortnight. There's one thing about him though, you know, he'll always help me if I'm in any sort of trouble. If anyone does owt' against me, I can always rely on him. I was with him and his pal and we set on a bloke... never want to do 'owt like that again.
Arthur Seaton: Aye but people like that should be careful though, never to pick on the wrong bloke. I saw a fight like that once, this was with two soldiers an' all. They set on to a bloke and he wiped the floor with the both of them. It was horrible, blood all over the place, I had to turn me 'ead away.

Arthur Seaton: Come in, oh come in duck, this is a surprise.
Doreen: I came to see how you were.
Arthur Seaton: I'll be as right as rain in a day or two.
Doreen: This is a nice room, are all them clothes 'yorn.
Arthur Seaton: Ah, just a few rags.
Doreen: They must have cost you a pretty penny.
Arthur Seaton: I get good wages.

Arthur Seaton: Don't let the bastards grind you down!