Put on your best costume, because we are going to talk about the most striking phrases fromAbadia de Downton!
abadia de downtonis a British drama series about a noble family and the family's servants. The series stars Michelle Dockery,Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern e Hugh Bonneville.
After the series ended in 2015, a film was released four years later to critical acclaim. With the movie sequel opening in May, let's take a look at some of the best quotes from the show!
Here is the summary of the nominations ofAbadia de Downton!
1. "A woman my age can face reality better than most men." - Violette Crawley
2. "I know several couples who are perfectly happy. I haven't spoken in years." — Violette Crawley
3. "Haven't you heard? I don't have a heart. Everyone knows that." -Mary Crawley
4. "I have a lot of friends I don't like" - Violette Crawley
5. "The heart doesn't exist just to pump blood" - Violette Crawley
6. "I will love you until the last breath leaves my body" - Matthew Crawley
7. "My dear friend. We all have chapters we'd rather not publish." —Robert Crawley.
8. "Every woman walks down the aisle with half her story hidden." - Violette Crawley
9. "I don't like it. I just don't like it. Which is very different." –Violette Crawley
10. "There comes a time when it's best to leave things to the professionals." - Violette Crawley
11. "We are allies, which can be much more effective." - Violette Crawley
12. "At my age you have to ration your enthusiasm." - Violette Crawley
13. "Gee, girl. You started a fire, don't make it up." – Mrs. Hughes
14. "I'm not as sad as I should be, and that makes me sad." - Maria Crawley
15. "In my day, a woman couldn't be physically attracted until her mother said so." — Violette Crawley
16. "Every woman walks down the aisle with half her story hidden." - Violette Crawley
17. "I thought it was supposed to be unsinkable." - Edith Crawley
18. "Every mountain is unsinkable until one climbs it. Therefore, any ship is unsinkable until it sinks." –Robert Crawley
19. "What Shall We Be Called? -Isobel Crawley
20. “Well, we can always start with Mrs. Crawley and Lady Grantham.” – Violet Crawley
21. "It's easy to be generous when you have nothing to lose." - Maria Crawley
22. "Sympathy Doesn't Spread on Parsnips" - Mrs. Patmore
23. "You will be tested. You know what they say, my dear, being tested only makes you stronger." –Cora Crawley
24. "An aristocrat without serfs is as useful to the country as a glass hammer." - Violette Crawley
25. "Is this a communication device or torture?" -Violette Crawley
26. "You know my character, Dad. I would never marry a man I was told. I'm stubborn. I wish I wasn't, but I am." –Mary Crawley
27. "I'm Stronger Than I Look" - Violette Crawley
28. "You're an American, you don't understand these things." - Maria Crawley,
29. "All this unbridled joy practically whet my appetite." - Violette Crawley
30. "A hollow existence in a big cold house with a man who bores her to death." - Violette Crawley
31. "We must always travel with hope" - Mr. carson
32. "Yes, but you're better than nothing" - Violette Crawley
33. "I miss a lot, but you have to move on, right?" –John Bates
34. "I know several couples who are perfectly happy and haven't spoken in years." - Violette Crawley
35. "I Said I Could Drive a Tractor" - Edith Crawley
36. "Why did you apologize to that man? It's none of his business what we do." - Duke of Crowborough
37. "I always apologize when I'm wrong. It's a habit of mine." —Mary Crawley
38. "I'm surprised you didn't just set the abbey on fire and dance around it." - Violette Crawley
39. “Of course it would happen to youForeigner. No Englishman would dream of dying in another's house." —Violette Crawley
40. "Life is a game in which the player must look ridiculous." - Violette Crawley,
41. "OMG what a look. I feel like I'm onstage at the Gaiety." -Violette Crawley
42. "Do you think I could get a drink? Oh, I'm sorry, I thought you were a waiter." -Violette Crawley
43. "Vulgarity is no substitute for wit" - Violette Crawley
44. "There's nothing more rude than trying to steal your dog's affection." - Robert Crawley
45. "I agree: hope is an illusion designed to keep us from accepting reality." -Violet Crawley
46. "I hope your standards aren't so high as to prevent you from staying at my job." - Violette Crawley
47. "Sounds like a shame not to take the opportunity to end an argument. Isn't that better than letting it fester?" —Isobel Crawley
48. "I hope you know that really smart people sleep in separate rooms." - Maria Crawley
49. "I don't like Matthew. In fact, I admire him." —Cora Crawley
50. "Is that reason enough to give you your money?" –Violet Crawley
51. "Well, of course not!" -Cora Crawley
52. "Then there's nothing more to say." –Violet Crawley
53. "I'm a woman, Maria. I can be the opposite of whatever I want." —Violet Crawley
54. "Nothing in life is certain." — Mrs. Patmore
55. "Never claim, never explain" - Violette Crawley
56. "Edit! You're a lady! No Toad of Toad Hall!" — Violette Crawley
57. "How you hate to be wrong" - Isobel Crawley
58. "I don't know, I don't know the feeling." –Violet Crawley
59. "Only a lot of money and a house in Eton Square. I can't think of anything better." –Mary Crawley
60. "Good men. They're not like buses. There won't be another round for 10 minutes." - A-N-A
61. "You don't care about Downton?" -Violette Crawley
62. “I gave my life for Downton. I was born here and I hope to die here. I claim no career beyond the maintenance of this house and farm. He is my third father and my fourth child.” –Robert Crawley
63. "Sounds like a lot to eat considering everyone is in mourning." - Daisy Robinson
64. “Nothing makes you hungrier or more tired than sadness. When my sister died, God bless her, I ate four plates of sandwiches in one go and slept all day.” – Mrs. Patmore
65. "Did it make you feel better?" -Daisy Robinson
66. "Not much, but time passed." - Mrs Patmore
67. "In case you haven't noticed, she hasn't been here for a long time!" -Violette Crawley
68. “The nature of life is not permanence, but flux” – Mr. carson
69. "Edith Has a Date" - Robert Crawley
70. "No, not me." –Edith Crawley
71. "Of course not" - Maria Crawley
72. "What do you mean 'of course not'?" -Edith Crawley
73. "We may need a maid in the dining room" - Mr. carson
74. "Cheer up, Carson. Worse things are happening in the world." –Robert Crawley
75. "No worse than a maiden in the service of a duke." – Mr. Carson
76. "Oh, it's you! I thought it was a man in your clothes." — Violette Crawley
77. "How comforting it is to know that there are still good people in the world." - Edith Crawley
78. "It always seemed very dark to me when my mother-in-law lived here. But she made it very dark." — Violette Crawley
79. "No guests are to be admitted until the departure date is determined" - Violette Crawley
80. "I love him. I'd take him in a heartbeat if it weren't for Marigold." —Edith Crawley
81. "I can't cook! I can't get up. But it's not difficult. I'll explain, don't worry." – Mrs. Hughes
82. "Who is the Sphinx?" –Sybbie Branson
83. "The Sphinx? A creature full of secrets it never reveals." –Robert Crawley
84. "More Like Granny Violet" - Cora Crawley
85. “But you already know that. AND YOU!" — Violette Crawley
86. "How simple are men." –Violet Crawley
87. “Principles are like sentences; elegant, natural, but uncomfortable at a party.” — Violette Crawley
88. "Then he escaped the hook." –Edith Crawley
89. "At least I don't fish without bait" - Maria Crawley
90.„No life seems worth living if you think about it too much." –Violette Crawley
91. “Downton Abbey is the heart of this community. And keep it up." – Ana
92. "I'd rather have the right man than the right marriage" - Anna
93. "First electricity, now telephones. Sometimes I feel like I'm living in an H.G. Wells novel." — Violette Crawley
94. "War has a way of distinguishing between things that matter and things that don't." –Matthew Crawley
95. "Why would he want to leave me? I was gentle as a lamb...most of the time." -Violet Crawley
96. “Apparently he brings a friend, an attaché from the Turkish Embassy, Mr. Kemal Pamuk. He is the son of one of the sultan's ministers and is here for the negotiations over Albania." –Cora Crawley
97. “Create an independent Albania. Don't you read the newspapers? —Edith Crawley
98. "I'm too busy having a life." – Maria Crawley
99. "I hope to be more forgiving with time, but I doubt it." -Cora Crawley
100. "What's a 'weekend'?" -Violette Crawley
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