TV Quote of the Day (‘Downton Abbey,’ With the Dowager Countess on the Fine Art of Avoiding People)

Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham [played by Dame Maggie Smith]: “There's nothing simpler than avoiding people you don't like. Avoiding one's friends—that's the real test!”—Downton Abbey, Season 5, Episode 1, original air date Jan. 4, 2015, teleplay by Julian Fellowes, directed by Catherine Morshead