Downton Abbey (TV Series)
Episode #3.6 (2012)
Maggie Smith: Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham
Quotes
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Dr. Clarkson : [the Dowager is trying to convince him to persuade Cora and Robert there was no chance to save Sybil] So, you want me to talk to them and say there was no chance at all.
Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham : *Lie* is so unmusical a word. I want you to review the evidence honestly and without bias,
Dr. Clarkson : Even to ease suffering, I could never justify telling an outright *lie*.
Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham : Have we *nothing* in common?
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Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham : [to Robert] My dearest boy, there is no test on earth greater than the one you have been put to. I do nut speak much of the heart since it seldom helps to do so - but I know well enough the pain when it is broken.
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Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham : Robert, people like us are *never* unhappily married.
Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham : What do we do if we are?
Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham : Well, in those moments, a couple is unable to see as much of each other as they would like.
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Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham : I do not speak much of the heart, since it's seldom helpful to do so.