On a related subject, Signore Pazzi, I must confess to you: I'm giving serious thought to eating your wife.
Thomas HarrisWriting novels is the hardest thing I've ever done, including digging irrigation ditches.
Thomas HarrisHe sees very clearly - he damn sure sees through me. It's hard to accept that someone can understand you without wishing you well. At Starling's age it hadn't happened to her much.
Thomas HarrisBefore Me you are a slug in the sun. You are privy to a great Becoming and you recognize nothing. You are an ant in the after-birth.It is in your nature to do one thing correctly: before Me you rightly tremble. Fear is not what you owe Me, Lounds, you and the other pismires. You owe Me awe.
Thomas Harris