Passant

“What is a week-end? Maggie Smith in Downton Abbey.”
― Julian Fellowes

“Matthew: Shall I remind you of some of the choicest remarks you made about me when I arrived here? Because they live in my memory as fresh as the day they were spoken.

Mary: Oh, Matthew. What am I always telling you? You must pay no attention to the things I say.

When they kiss, it is a long kiss, all the more passionate for being delayed far longer than it should have been.”
― Jessica Fellowes, The World of Downton Abbey

“Maybe, much later in life, some sensible considerations might play a part in deciding whether to commit your heart to another, but when you’re young you simply select people you are physically attracted to, and then invest them with all sorts of qualities which they probably don’t possess. Or, if they do, it is completely coincidental.”
― Julian Fellowes, Downton Abbey Script Book Season 1: The Complete Scripts

“Harsh reality is always better than false hope.”
― Downton Abbey