- [the estate manager has resigned because of Matthew's proposed changes, and Cora and Violet suggest that Robert offers the job to Tom]
- Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham: I'll do it on one condition - no, two. First, Matthew must agree.
- Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham: He will.
- Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham: Second, you will both admit it when you realise you were wrong.
- Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham: Oh, well, that is an easy caveat to accept, because I'm *never* wrong.
- Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham: [Edith is considering writing for a newspaper] Mama, talk to her. Talk to all of them. Say something sensible.
- Isobel Crawley: Yes, let's hear how a woman's place is in the home.
- Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham: I do think a woman's place is eventually in the home, but I see no harm in her having some fun before she gets there.
- Lady Edith Crawley: Oh Granny! Thank you!
- Isobel Crawley: [to Violet] Have you changed your pills?
- Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham: [chuckles]
- Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham: And another thing. I mean, Edith isn't getting any younger. Perhaps she isn't cut out for domestic life.
- Lady Edith Crawley: [sighs]
- Charles Carson: Human nature is a funny business, isn't it?
- Mrs. Hughes: [sarcastically] Now why didn't the poets come to you, Mr. Carson? They'd have saved themselves a lot of time and trouble.
- George Murray: ...the third Earl nearly went bankrupt, the 4th only saved the estate by dying, and what would you all have done in the '90s without Lady Grantham's money?
- Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham: I say, Murray, when I asked you to say what you think, I didn't mean to be taken literally.
- [to the other servants]
- Alfred Nugent: They're showing a film tonight in the village hall. "Way Down East". It's about a wronged woman who survives in the wilderness through her own wits and courage.
- Sarah O'Brien: [grimly] Blimey! They've stolen my life story!
- Tom Branson: My brother's comin' over. He'll stay in the village.
- Lady Mary Crawley: No, he won't. He'll stay here
- Tom Branson: He's a bit of a diamond in the rough.
- Lady Mary Crawley: I'm very fond of diamonds.
- Anna Bates: They'll have to give Thomas his notice.
- John Bates: [Correcting Anna] Mr. Barrow.
- Anna Bates: Mr. Stick It Up Your Jumper!
- Lady Mary Crawley: It seems a pity that even in this pretty little village people can be so unforgiving.
- Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham: Some people are unforgiving. Others are insensitive.