There is no murder. We make murder, and it matters only to us.

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'm not much of a storyteller with words!

All I know is that D'Aubuisson is a free enterprise man and deeply religious.

Everybody is going to have their critics. It's easy to get discouraged in life.

I cheat my boys every chance I get. I trade with the boys and skin 'em and I just beat 'em every time I can. I want to make 'em sharp.

There's no end to suspicion once you get going.

Nothing can stop you from thinking. The human mind is designed to think continually.

Wisdom before experience is only words; wisdom after experience is of no avail.

The content could be done anyplace, but the real invention is the architecture. The architecture is the only work that really defines a new way of doing things. I think this point is fundamental.

I don't think I write well - just better than anyone else.

New Zealand is my favorite country to visit.