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….

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

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. C….

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 We all have chapters we would rather keep unpublished..

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