"The great houses of Britain have, for centuries,……" — Julian Fellowes
"The great houses of Britain have, for centuries, been the guardians of much of our history, not just of the families who built and lived in them, but of the people who worked there, of the local area, of all of us."
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63 Quotes by Julian Fellowes
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We are usually undone by our lack of understanding of ourselves.
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One of the great injustices in fiction is that on the whole people with romantic yearnings have romantic faces. But…
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In my defence I can only say that her past, too, like mine, like everyone's in fact, was a locked…
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If there's one thing I don't look for in a maid, it's discretion. Except with my own secrets, of course.
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I never know which is worse: the sorrow when you hit the bird or the shame when you miss it.
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I can be as contrary as I choose.
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The business of life is learning that you can't lay down the terms.
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There are many nations that have perfected a particular room. You know, you have the French drawing-room, the Austrian ball…
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I think other people's depression is frightfully dreary, don't you?
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Today, people often make the American mistake of confusing acquaintances with friends. The former are there to share life's pleasures;…
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School visits are something I do fairly often: I always say to the students that somebody has got to end…
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