I have no interest in understanding sheep, only eating them.

And be grateful. Our scars have the power to remind us that the past was real.

Human emotions are a gift from our animal ancestors. Cruelty is a gift humanity has given itself.

I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti

You will not persuade me with appeals to my intellectual vanity.

Whenever feasible, one should always try to eat the rude.

You must understand that when you are writing a novel you are not making anything up. It's all there and you just have to find it.

A census taker tried to quantify me once. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a big Amarone. Go back to school, little Starling.

The tragedy is not to die, but to be wasted.

I'm giving serious thought into eating yor wife” - Hannibal Lecter

When the Fox hears the Rabbit scream he comes a-runnin', but not to help.

When one opens themselves to spiritual perception, the world becomes a magical place.

There are some things that should not be leaked without authorization.

We prefer humility in others - and if we prefer it in others - we can soon prefer it in ourselves.

I was never part of the crowd.

That's why I was out in the streets. To make sure no one else was there.

I like the idea of going to one of those retreats where you don't speak - like, silence for five days.

If we do our deficit spending on weapons, at least we get weapons. Then if we need weapons, we have them. If we don't need them, no harm is done.

I'll tell you one thing, though. It's a terrible thing to be a disappointment to a good woman.

The game cannot be won, only played.

You could use artificial intelligence to build a system around postcodes and income, which could lead to racial profiling.