The business of life is learning that you can't lay down the terms.

- Julian Fellowes

Leave three Englishmen in a room and they will invent a rule that prevents a fourth joining them.

- Julian Fellowes

Vulgarity is no substitute for wit.

- Julian Fellowes

When you are desperate to get someone who isn't all that interested in you, you lay siege as hard as you can.

- Julian Fellowes

Lust, that state commonly known as 'being in love,' is a kind of madness. It is a distortion of reality so remarkable that it should, by rights, enab…

- Julian Fellowes

Harsh reality is always better than false hope.

- Julian Fellowes

I never know which is worse: the sorrow when you hit the bird or the shame when you miss it.

- Julian Fellowes

If you are lucky, you have your moment. But it is never more than a moment. You have to enjoy it while it lasts.

- Julian Fellowes

If we don't respect the past, we'll find it harder to build a future.

- Julian Fellowes