Downton Abbey Quotes

“Vulgarity is no substitute for wit”
― Julian Fellowes

“The price of great love is great misery when one of you dies.”
― Julian Fellowes

“She pursed her lips and nodded, swiveling around to continue her survey of my modest living space. Her arms were folded tightly across her chest as she strolled around. Letting out a long, deep breath, she dropped her hands to her sides when she reached my DVD collection.
“Downton Abbey?”
I jolted forward, clearing my throat. “Yeah, it’s uh…it’s a good show.”
― Rachael Wade, Declaration

“In truth, it is the act of amassing such details — and discussing them — that breeds the intimacy, but not between the fan and the fangirl: rather, between the fangirls themselves, who are bound together by their curiosity for this otherwise meaningless knowledge.”
― Abby Norman FANGIRLS A Journalist Explores The Modern World of Fandom

“Mary: “Don’t be spiky, when I only want what you want – for you and Tony to walk into the sunset together.”
Mabel: “Then why turn up looking like a cross between a Vogue fashion plate and a case of dynamite?”
Mary: “Well, I can’t make it too easy for him.”
― Julian Fellowes

“Look, it comes down to whether or not you love me! That's all! That's it! The rest is detail”
― Tom Branson

“The business of life is the acquisition of memories.”
― Charles Carson

“Sometimes a hard sacrifice must be made for a future that's worth having”
― Tom Branson

“To Stanley Ager, the gift of human "service" was no one-way loyalty. He clearly gave his all to the families he served but, though he was almost too polite to state this, his expectation of loyalty in return was implicit.”
― Stanley Ager, The Butler's Guide to Running the Home and Other Graces

“We can just lie back and look at the stars.”
― Lady Sybil Branson