What he has in addition is pure empathy and projection,” Dr. Bloom said. “He can assume your point of view, or mine – and maybe some other points of view that scare and sicken him. It’s an uncomfortable gift, Jack. Perception’s a tool that’s pointed on both ends.
Thomas HarrisLecter is so lucid, so perceptive; he's trained in psychiatry... and he's a mass murderer.
Thomas HarrisIt'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 HarrisOne can only see what one observes, and one observes only things which are already in the mind.
Thomas Harris