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Downton Abbey Quotes

“Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham: No maid, no valet, no nanny, even!

Bertie Hexham: It's 1927. We're modern folk.”
— Robert Crawley, Downton Abbey
Tagged: maid, Valet, nanny, upper class, Modern
“We're not footballs and we don't deserve a kicking.”
— Daisy Mason, Downton Abbey
Tagged: footballs, kicking, Abuse, Defiance
“Well, if it's in the papers, it must be true!”
— Tom Branson, Downton Abbey
Tagged: Newspapers, Truth, Fake News
“A shy royal? Is that an oxymoron?”
— Robert Crawley, Downton Abbey
Tagged: shy royal, Oxymoron
“I told you I wanted to help.
”
— Isobel Merton, Downton Abbey
Tagged: helpful
“The point is, I'll be fine until I'm not. That's all that is to it.”
— Violet Crawley, Downton Abbey
Tagged: Fine, until i'm not
“[to Lady Mary] You are the future of Downton.”
— Violet Crawley, Downton Abbey
Tagged: Future
“Royal women are not meant to grin like Cheshire cats.”
— Violet Crawley, Downton Abbey
Tagged: royal women, cheshire cat
“Isobel Merton: Oh, Violet. After all these years you still astonish me.

Violet Crawley: Oh, good, I'm glad I'm a revelation and not a disappointment.”
— Violet Crawley, Downton Abbey
Tagged: Revelation, astonish, Disappointment
“I am an expert in every matter.”
— Violet Crawley, Downton Abbey
Tagged: Expert, Egotistical
“What simpletons men are!”
— Violet Crawley, Downton Abbey
Tagged: simpletons, Misandry
“Violet Crawley: Will you have enough clichés to get you through the visit?

Isobel Merton: If not, I'll come to you.”
— Violet Crawley, Downton Abbey
Tagged: Cliches
“Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.”
— Violet Crawley, Downton Abbey
Tagged: Sarcasm, wit
“Violet Crawley: Machiavelli is frequently underrated. He had many qualities.

Isobel Merton: So did Caligula—not all of them charming.”
— Violet Crawley, Downton Abbey
Tagged: Machiavelli, Caligula, Underrated
“Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham: Let's not argue.

Violet Crawley: I never argue, I explain.”
— Violet Crawley, Downton Abbey
Tagged: argue, explain
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