— Hope is a tease designed to prevent us accepting reality. — Oh, you only say that to sound clever. — I know. You should try it. Downton AbbeyDowager Countess of GranthamIsobel Crawley Season 5 Episode 4 00:06:49 Sarcastic QuotesHopeLie Quote added by Dmitrii Kuznecov 02/28/23 at 11:50pm Copy quote Report a mistake Share