Life's too slippery for books, Clarice; anger appears as lust, lupus presents as hives.

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

I don't know which I hate most my bills or the money I pay them with...

When I say that I am opposed to this budget, everyone says, "Well, what do you think the United States should do?" My response is, "Why should the United States do anything?"

Up men to your posts! Don't forget today that you are from old Virginia.

Advice is overrated. Before you learn what others know, you need to learn what YOU know.

You have to think about whether that Mercedes-Benz you have is actually worth how much it costs to you.

When I was younger I spent way too much time thinking about me being too fat. So stupid.

They’re lucky I didn’t rip their arms off for touching her. (Devyn)

We can rationalize anything and easily quit on ourselves. Leadership is refusing to quit on others.

We're all confused, Samantha. We all need more time to think. That's life. Get over it.

Dance music is an emotional journey. It's how well you can make people feel something that they haven't felt.