Hannibal Lecter: We live in a primitive time - don't we, Will? - neither savage nor wise. Half measures are the curse of it. Any rational society would either kill me or give me my books.

On a related subject, Signore Pazzi, I must confess to you: I'm giving serious thought to eating your wife.

You cant reduce me to a set of influences.

It occured to Starling how much Roden would benefit from an elbow smash in the hinge of his jaw.

Whenever feasible, one should always try to eat the rude.

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?

Nothing makes us more vulnerable than loneliness except greed.