- John Bates: [Speaking of his wife's unexplained recent distance:] She says it is nothing I have done, but how can I believe that? Must be my fault, because she is incapable of fault.
- Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham: There is no such thing as a marriage between two intelligent people that does not sometimes have to negotiate thin ice. I know. You must wait until things become clear. And they will. The damage cannot be irreparable when a man and a woman love each other as much as you do.
- [pauses]
- Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham: My goodness that was strong talk for an Englishman.
- Thomas Barrow: What's the matter with everyone this merry morn?
- Mr. Carson: I always think there's something rather foreign about high spirits at breakfast.
- Isobel Crawley: But it's immoral to react in such a jealous and selfish way.
- Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham: If we only had moral thoughts, what would the churchmen find to do?
- Anthony Gillingham: [to Mary] I've made a long journey to ask you a short question: Will you marry me?
- Lady Mary Crawley: Papa, you are always saying that we're not the owners of Downton, but the caretakers. Very well, let's take care of it.
- Lady Mary Crawley: Honestly, Papa. Edith is about as mysterious as a bucket.
- Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham: Oh, I don't know. I'd suggest a lead pipe. I think that lends itself to Edith's level of mysteriousness. What say you, Cora?
- Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham: Cheese grater, but I'll leave it at that.
- Mrs. Hughes: [referrring to Bates and Anna's refusal to report her rape] But the poor man's heart is broken. for not knowing.
- Mrs. Hughes: Better a broken heart than a broken neck.