One of the great injustices in fiction is that on the whole people with romantic yearnings have romantic faces. But in real life it's not always like that. Julian Fellowes More Quotes by Julian Fellowes More Quotes From Julian Fellowes Lust, that state commonly known as 'being in love,' is a kind of madness. It is a distortion of reality so remarkable that it should, by rights, enable most of us to understand the other forms of lunacy with the sympathy of fellow-sufferers. But, paradoxically, mad and suffering as one is, and the heat of the flame, few of us are glad as we feel that passion slip away No, while most people have been at their unhappiest when in love, it is nevertheless the state the human being yearns for above all. Julian Fellowes being-in-lovepassionreality Sometimes the weekend gets hijacked by work, but as my mother would say, this is the right problem. Julian Fellowes weekendproblemmother Vulgarity is no substitute for wit. Julian Fellowes vulgarity-iswitsubstitutes Harsh reality is always better than false hope. Julian Fellowes false-hopeharshreality What is a week-end? Maggie Smith in Downton Abbey. Julian Fellowes maggieweekends People tend to view history as if it were another planet and think the modern world was invented in 1963. I don't agree. Julian Fellowes viewspeoplethinking Leave three Englishmen in a room and they will invent a rule that prevents a fourth joining them. Julian Fellowes joiningthreerooms The business of life is learning that you can't lay down the terms. Julian Fellowes laystermlife-is If we don't respect the past, we'll find it harder to build a future. Julian Fellowes harderifspast To me, all success is a delightful surprise, since one can absolutely never predict it. Julian Fellowes delightfulsurprise I have derived enormous confidence from being a husband and father. Julian Fellowes husband-and-fatherhusbandfather Most of the soap operas always use the Christmas special to kill huge quantities of their characters. So they have trams coming off their rails, or cars slamming into each other or burning buildings. It's a general clean-out. Julian Fellowes carchristmascharacter If you are lucky, you have your moment. But it is never more than a moment. You have to enjoy it while it lasts. Julian Fellowes enjoy-it-while-it-lastsluckymoments Success means your thoughts are worthy of everyones consideration. Julian Fellowes considerationworthymean Life is a game in which the player must appear ridiculous. Julian Fellowes ridiculousplayergames What does she do?" "She's a producer." Of course, in Los Angeles this doesn't mean much more than "she's a member of the human race. Julian Fellowes racedoemean We are usually undone by our lack of understanding of ourselves. Julian Fellowes understandingadvicelife You are my whole existence and I will love you until my last breath. Julian Fellowes existencelastslove-you In my defence I can only say that her past, too, like mine, like everyone's in fact, was a locked box. Occasionally we allow people a peep, but generally only at the top level. The darker streams of our memories we negotiate alone. Julian Fellowes memoriespeoplepast Sometimes it is quite surprising, the emotional intensity of it. I was in NY one day, in Barnes and Noble, and I could see this woman following me around and after a bit I stopped and said 'Hello' and she just looked at me and said: “PLEASE LET EDITH BE HAPPY!” Julian Fellowes nobleemotionalone-day
