Violet: What news of Sybil?
Edith: She's in with Papa now.
Violet: I'm afraid it will end in tears.
Sybil: Maybe, but they won't be Sybil's.

If you're turning American on me, then I'll go downstairs.

Robert

You never know people, do ya? You can work with people for 20 years and never know them at all.

Mrs. Padmore

I'm a little person. An ordinary person. And when I saw you and Mary together, I thought how fine, how right you were together.

Lavinia

I do have some self worth. Just not enough to make you marry the wrong person.

Lavinia

Richard: You say the chauffeur is gone, so at least I could drive the car.
Mary: Hopefully over the chauffeur.

Cora: We're all right, aren't we Robert?
Robert: Of course we are.

Well, Mrs. Bates. You've had your way with me. I only hope you don't come to regret it.

Mr. Bates

Mrs. Hughes: I wish I could tell you not to worry.
Anna: My husband's on trial for his life, Mrs. Hughes, of course I worry.
Mrs. Hughes: Well, I'm I'd fashioned enough to believe that they can't prove him guilty, when he's not.

Richard: Why do we have to help ourselves at luncheon?
Robert: It's Downton tradition. They have our feast at luncheon and we have ours in the evening.
Richard: Well why can't they have their lunch early and they serve us, like they normally do.
Mary: Because it's Christmas day.
Richard: It's not how we'll do it at Haxsby.
Violet: Which I can easily believe.

Violet: Oh this is love...what is it?
Isobel: What does it look like?
Violet: Something for getting stones out of horses hooves?
Isobel: It's a nutcracker. We thought you'd like it. To crack your nuts.

But no, I'm not back in the Army. It appears they don't want me.

Lord Robert

Downton Abbey Quotes

Anna, help me do battle with this monstrosity. It looks like a creature from the lost world.

Violet

But no, I'm not back in the Army. It appears they don't want me.

Lord Robert