Hannibal Lecter is one of the most infamous fictional characters in history. He’s also one of the most captivating and intriguing. From his humble beginnings to his life as a respected doctor, this blog post will take you through Hannibal Lecter’s quotes compilation from A-Z.
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Lecter is so lucid, so perceptive; he’s trained in psychiatry… and he’s a mass murderer. — Thomas Harris
Being smart spoils a lot of things, doesn’t it? — Thomas Harris
I expect most psychiatrists have a patient or two they’d like to refer to me. — Thomas Harris
Nothing made me happen. I happened. — Thomas Harris
Over this odd world, this half the world that’s dark now, I have to hunt a thing that lives on tears. — Thomas Harris
Gratitude’s got a short half–life, Clarice. — Thomas Harris
In making friends, she was wary of people who foster dependency and feed on it. She had been involved with a few––the blind attract them, and they are the enemy. — Thomas Harris
Intense fear comes in waves; the body can’t stand it for long at a time. — Thomas Harris
You would think such a day would tremble to begin . . . — Thomas Harris
He moves smoothly and slowly, carrying his concentration like a brimming cup. — Thomas Harris
The advantage of beating a mute is he can’t tell on you. — Thomas Harris
Fear comes with imagination, it’s a penalty, it’s the price of imagination. — Thomas Harris
You cant reduce me to a set of influences. — Thomas Harris
The most stable elements, Clarice, appear in the middle of the periodic table, roughly between iron and silver. Between iron and silver. I think that is appropriate for you. — Thomas Harris
One quality in a person doesn’t rule out any other quality. They can exist side by side, good and terrible. Socrates said it a lot better. — Thomas Harris
I’ll confess it is pleasant to look at you asleep. You’re quite beautiful, Clarice. — Thomas Harris
You must understand that when you are writing a novel you are not making anything up. It’s all there and you just have to find it. — Thomas Harris
Writing novels is the hardest thing I’ve ever done, including digging irrigation ditches. — Thomas Harris
Ready when you are, Sergeant Pempbry. — Thomas Harris
It’s fear, Jack. The man deals with a huge amount of fear.’ Because he got hurt?’ No, not entirely. Fear comes with imagination, it’s a penalty, it’s the price of imagination. — Thomas Harris
But the face on the pillow, rosy in the firelight, is certainly that of Clarice Starling, and she sleeps deeply, sweetly, in the silence of the lambs. — Thomas Harris
It’s hard to have anything isn’t it? Rare to get it, hard to keep it. This is a damn slippery planet. — Thomas Harris
And your dinner for the orchestra officials.’ ‘Haven’t you ever had people coming over and no time to shop? You have to make do with what’s in the fridge, Clarice. May I call you Clarice? — Thomas Harris
It occured to Starling how much Roden would benefit from an elbow smash in the hinge of his jaw. — Thomas Harris
Human emotions are a gift from our animal ancestors. Cruelty is a gift humanity has given itself. — Thomas Harris
The tragedy is not to die, but to be wasted. — Thomas Harris
I love myself that much and I will never apologize to you. — Thomas Harris
A census taker tried to quantify me once. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a big Amarone. Go back to school, little Starling. — Thomas Harris
