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Downton Abbey Quotes

“It's the job of grandmothers to interfere!”
— Violet Crawley, Downton Abbey, Series 4: Episode 1
Tagged: grandmothers, interfere, Meddlesome
“Lady Mary is an uppity minx who's the author of her own misfortune.”
— Mrs. Hughes, Downton Abbey, Series 2: Episode Seven
Tagged: minx, uppity, Misfortune
“Lawyers are always confident before the verdict. It is only afterwards they share their doubts.”
— Violet Crawley, Downton Abbey, Series 2: Episode Eight
Tagged: Lawyers, confident, Trial, Doubts
“Sometimes a hard sacrifice must be made for a future that's worth havin'.”
— Tom Branson, Downton Abbey, Series 2: Episode Five
Tagged: Sacrifice, Future
“I don't dislike him. I just don't like him, which is quite different.”
— Violet Crawley, Downton Abbey, Series 2: Episode Six
Tagged: Dislike, like
“The truth is neither here nor there. It's the look of the thing that matters.”
— Violet Crawley, Downton Abbey, Series 2: Episode Two
Tagged: Truth, Appearance
“I'm a woman, Mary. I can be as contrary as I choose.”
— Violet Crawley, Downton Abbey, Series 2: Episode Four
Tagged: Woman, contrary
“We can't have him assassinated. I suppose.”
— Violet Crawley, Downton Abbey, Series 1: Episode Seven
Tagged: Assassination, Wisdom
“What the eye can't see the heart won't grieve over.”
— Mrs. Patmore, Downton Abbey, Series 1: Episode Five
Tagged: Eye, heart, Grief
“I love you, Mr. Bates. I know it's not ladylike to say it, but I'm not a lady, and I don't pretend to be.”
— Anna Smith, Downton Abbey, Series 1: Episode Four
Tagged: Love, Ladylike
“No one wants to kiss a girl in black.”
— Violet Crawley, Downton Abbey, Series 1: Episode Two
Tagged: kiss, Girl, black clothing
“Nothing is as changeable as a young man's heart. Take hope--and warning--from that.”
— Mrs. Patmore, Downton Abbey, Series 4: Episode 2
Tagged: tongue in cheek, Warning, heart
“Vulgarity is no substitute for wit.”
— Violet Crawley, Downton Abbey, Series 3: Episode 3
Tagged: wit
“War breaks down barriers and when peacetime re-erects them, it's very easy to find oneself on the wrong side.”
— Violet Crawley, Downton Abbey, Series 2: Episode Four
Tagged: War, peacetime
“Politicians often can't recognize the changes that are inevitable.”
— Branson, Downton Abbey, Series 1: Episode Six
Tagged: political, Reflection
“You can change your life if you want to. Sometimes you have to be hard on yourself, but you can change it completely.”
— John Bates, Downton Abbey, Series 1: Episode Three
Tagged: Life, Change
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