“I'm not sure you get wiser as you get older, Starling, but you do learn to dodge a certain amount of hell.”Thomas Harris The Silence of the LambsSource: The Silence of the Lambs
“I'm doing one of three things: I'm writing. I'm staring out the window. Or I'm writhing on the floor.”Thomas Harris
“What does he do, Clarice? What is the first and principal thing he does, what need does he serve by killing? He covets. How do we begin to covet? We begin by coveting what we see every day.”Thomas Harris The Silence of the LambsSource: The Silence of the Lambs
“Good-bye Clarice. Will you let me know if ever the lambs stop screaming?" "Yes." Pembry was taking her arm. It was go or fight him. "Yes," she said. "I'll tell you." "Do you promise?""Yes.”Thomas Harris The Silence of the LambsSource: The Silence of the Lambs