Gordon Clark: “You’re like one of those guys who goes out and reads “Catcher in the Rye” too many times then goes out and shoots a Beatle. Well, in this story I’m the Beatle.”
Joe MacMillan: “I thought that maybe we could do this precisely because were all unreasonable people. Progress depends on our changing the world to fit us. Not the other way around.”
Hannibal Lecter: “When the fox hears the rabbit scream he comes running – but not to help.”
Bella Crawford: “I’m between deaths.” Hannibal Lecter: “The punctuation at the end of a sentance gives meaning to every word.” Bella Crawford: “You moved my punctuation mark, you moved my meaning.”
Freddie Lounds: “I’m going to enjoy my resurrection.”
Hannibal Lecter: “I’m dismantling who I was and moving it brick by brick.”
Hannibal Lecter: “Be blind, Alana. Don’t be brave.”
Hannibal Lecter: “I wanted to surprise you. I knew you wanted to surprise me.”
Will Graham: “I’m not deceiving you doctor Lecter, I’m just pointing out the snare around your neck.”
Will Graham: “Mason Verger is a pig and he deserves to be somebody’s bacon.”
Will Graham: “Moving on isn’t just a distraction, it’s a rebuke.”
Will Graham: “Hannibal has a certain personality style we can all learn from — in moderation of course.”
Will Graham: “You were doctor Lecter’s psychiatrist, he wasn’t yours.” Bedelia Du Maurier: “I told myself that.”
Bedelia Du Maurier: “Has doctor Lecter ever tried to persuade you to kill anybody? He will. And it will be somebody you love. And you will think it’s the only choice you have.”
Hannibal Lecter: “We’re maintaining our position on the event horizon of chaos.”
Hannibal Lecter: “Will, I only want what’s best for you.”
Hannibal Lecter: “Traditionally during this meal we are to place shrouds over out heads hiding our faces from God. I don’t hide from God.”
Margot Verger: “I’m not opposed to a male influence — as long as it’s not my brother. He’s not good with children.”
Hannibal Lecter: “Occasionally I drop a teacup to shatter on the floor. On purpose. I’m not satisfied when it doesn’t gather itself up again. Someday, perhaps a cup will come together.”
Mason Verger: “I’m concerned about the next generation of Vergers, aren’t you?” Margot Verger: “I’m just trying to survive this generation.”
Gordon Clark: “You’re like one of those guys who goes out and reads “Catcher in the Rye” too many times then goes out and shoots a Beatle. Well, in this story I’m the Beatle.”
Hannibal Lecter: “When the fox hears the rabbit scream he comes running – but not to help.”
