Downton Abbey Season 3 Episode 3: "303" Quotes
Matthew: Downton is being mismanaged, cousin Violet, and something must be done. The thing is, how do I do it without putting people's noses out of joint?
Violet: Oh my dear. I don't think there is a way to achieve that. I mean, you must do what must be done, of course, but I can safely say a great many noses will be out of joint.
He looks like a footman in a musical review.
Violet
What chance is there for a woman like her? She's taken the road to ruin. There's no way back.
Mrs. Hughes
I think you love my son, Mr. Bryant. I don't think you're a nice one or a kind one, but I think you love my son, so you'll be pleased by what I've come here to say.
Ethel
We all live in a harsh world. But at least I know I do.
Tom
Tom: They turned everyone out of the castle. Lord and Lady Dromgoole, their sons and all the servants. And then they set fire to it.
Edith: What a tragedy.
Violet: Well, rather yes and no. That house was hideous. Of course, that is no excuse.
Yes, that's it. I should think he fancies a night walk in the pouring rain without a coat.
Miss O'Brien
I don't want thumbscrews or the rack, but there always seems to be something Johnny foreigner about the Catholics.
Robert
Some manners wouldn't go amiss.
Isobel
Edith dear, you're a woman with a brain and reasonability. Stop whining and find something to do.
Violet
Edith: I don't have the vote. I'm not over thirty and I'm not a householder. It's ridiculous.
Matthew: You should write to the Times.
Edith: Maybe I will.
