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Thomas  Harris
“And then, the last words Raspail ever said: 'I wonder why my parents didn't kill me before I was old enough to fool them.'

The slender handle of the stiletto wiggled as Raspail's spiked heart tried to keep beating, and Dr Lecter said, 'Looks like a straw down a doodlebug hole, doesn't it?' but it was too late for Raspail to answer.”
Thomas Harris, The Silence of the Lambs

Thomas  Harris
“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.”
Thomas Harris, Red Dragon

Thomas  Harris
“… It is not healing to see your childhood home, but it helps you measure whether you are broken, and how and why, assuming you want to know.”
Thomas Harris, Hannibal Rising

Thomas  Harris
“The worm that destroys you is the temptation to agree with your critics, to get their approval.”
Thomas Harris, Hannibal

Thomas  Harris
“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?”
Thomas Harris, The Silence of the Lambs

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