Violet, the Dowager Countess: ‘I have plenty of friends I don’t like.

Lord Grantham: ‘My dear fellow. We all have chapters we would rather keep unpublished.

Mary is a very well-written typical eldest child in that she puts her own needs at the forefront... She's not as inclined to conciliate or placate. Cora is fascinated by Mary

Violet, the Dowager Countess: “I mean, one way or another, everyone goes down the aisle with half the story hidden.

You make a name for yourself when you take on responsibilities and constantly solve problems

Love is like life with or without justice, with or without fairness.

As my hand found his, bitter salt tears spilled from my eyes, in sorrow and pain and regret that I had so utterly failed him.

I always have said that the most valuable thing I have isn't money it's my time.

Sometimes, I think one should only live in the present. The past is only a heavy burden to carry with you. And yet... it's so hard to let them go... to forget... to move ahead.

To grow mature is to separate more distinctly, to connect more closely.

Live how you want to live, not being influenced by others around you.

You can always reason with a German. You can always reason with a barnyard animal, too, for all the good it does.

This is an exercise in power - the power of mind over matter. If you don't mind being inadequate, it doesn't matter.

Only longing can fill with more of itself.