Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey "Season 2 Premiere" Quotes

Violet: I forbid it. To have strange men prodding and prying around the house. To say nothing of pocketing the spoons. It's out of the question.
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Violet: You'll find there's never a dull moment in this house.
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Anna: Don't feel sorry for me Mrs. Hughes I know what real love is and there are not many who can say that. I'm one of the lucky ones.
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Lord Robert: By God I envy them though. I envy their self-respect and their ability to sleep at night.
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Matthew: War has a way of distinguishing between the things that matter and the things that don't.
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Mr. Carson: Mr. Bates left because had he not done so, his wife was planning to engulf this house in scandal.
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Mr. Carson: Now, if I was a gentleman, I wouldn't want to know.
Mrs. Hughes: But you're not.
Mr. Carson: Fortunately.
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William: Does this mean you'll be my girl? Daisy, because if it does I think I can tackle anything.
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Anna: If she's threatening to ruin me, then let her. The only ruin I can think of is to be without you.
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Sybil: Sometimes, it feels as if all the men I have ever danced with are dead. I just feel so useless, wasting my life while they sacrifice theirs.
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