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Dinner Guest: Hannibal, confess. What is this divine-looking amuse-bouche? Hannibal Lecter: [smiles deviously] I'm afraid if I tell you, you won't even try it.

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Will Graham: See, that's where we're off target. He's not collecting body parts. Hannibal Lecter: [studies Graham for a moment] Have you shared this with the Bureau? Will Graham: No, I didn't. I needed to see you first, but I'm right. I know I'm right. I'm... I'm starting to be able to think like this one. Hannibal Lecter: That's fascinating. You know, I'd always suspected as much: You are an eideteker. Will Graham: I'm not psychic. Hannibal Lecter: No, no, no, this is different; more akin to artistic imagination. You're able to assume the emotional point-of-view of other people, even those that might scare or sicken you. It's a troubling gift, I should think. How I'd love to get you on my couch. Will Graham: Something still doesn't make sense to me: you're the best forensic psychiatrist I know. And somehow, in all our time together, this possibility never occurred to you. Hannibal Lecter: Well, I am only human, Will. Perhaps I made a mistake. Will Graham: You don't strike me as a man

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Will Graham: [speaking of the serial killer he's investigating] He's not going to stop. Detective: Why not? Will Graham: Because it makes him God. Would you give that up?

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Dr. Frederick Chilton: Tell me, when you saw Lecter's murders, their style, so to speak, were you able perhaps to reconstruct his fantasies? And, if so, did you jot down any impressions? Will Graham: No. Dr. Frederick Chilton: Let me be frank, Mr. Graham. The first definitive analysis of Lecter will be a publisher's wet dream. I'd give you full credit, of course Dr. Frederick Chilton: Dammit, man, you must have some advice. You caught him. What was your trick? Will Graham: I let him kill me.

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Hannibal Lecter: That's the same atrocious aftershave you wore in court. Will Graham: I keep getting it for Christmas. Hannibal Lecter: Christmas, yes. Did you get my card? Will Graham: [uncomfortable] I got it. Thank you. Hannibal Lecter: So nice of the bureau to forward it for me. You know, they wouldn't give me your home address.

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Will Graham: I need your help, Dr. Lecter. Hannibal Lecter: Birmingham and Atlanta. You want to know how he's choosing them, don't you? Will Graham: Yes. Hannibal Lecter: Why should I? Will Graham: There are things you don’t have - books, library privileges, maybe even computer access. I'll speak to the Chief of Staff. Hannibal Lecter: Ah, yes, Dr. Chilton. Gruesome, isn't he? Fumbles at your head like a freshman at a panty girdle. If you’ll recall, Will, our last collaboration ended rather messily. Will Graham: And there’s another reason. Hannibal Lecter: I’m all ears. Will Graham: I thought you might enjoy the challenge. Find out if you're smarter than the person I'm looking for. Hannibal Lecter: Then by implication, you think you are smarter than I am, since it was you who caught me. Will Graham: No, I know I'm not smarter than you. Hannibal Lecter: Then, how did you catch me? Will Graham: It's all in the transcripts. What does it matter now? Hannibal Lecter: It doesn't matter to me

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Hannibal Lecter: What were the yards like? Will Graham: Big back yards, why? Hannibal Lecter: Because if our pilgrim feels he has a special relationship with the moon, he might want to go out and look at it. Have you ever seen blood in the moonlight, Will? It appears quite black. If one were nude, say, one would want outdoor privacy for that sort of thing. Will Graham: You think that would be a factor when he chooses a victim? Hannibal Lecter: Oh, yes. And there will be more of them, of course... victims. So, you'll be wanting lots of these little chin-wags, I take it? Will Graham: I might not have time. Hannibal Lecter: Oh, but I do. I have oodles. Will Graham: I need your opinion now. Hannibal Lecter: Then here's one... you stink of fear under that cheap lotion. You stink of fear, Will, but you're not a coward. You fear me, but still you came here. You fear this shy boy, yet still you seek him out. Don't you understand, Will? You caught me because we're very much alike. Without our i

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Reba McClane: If there's anything I hate worse than pity, it's fake pity. Especially from a walking hard-on like Ralph Mandy. Francis Dolarhyde: I have no pity.

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Hannibal Lecter: Beneath the yellow folder, you'll find your latest rejection slip from the archives. It was brought to me by mistake with some of my archives mail. I'm afraid I opened it without looking. Sorry. Dr. Frederick Chilton: I think we'll remove Dr. Lecter's toilet seat as well

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Hannibal Lecter: You sensed who I was back when I was committing what you call "my crimes". Will Graham: Yes. Hannibal Lecter: So you were hurt, not by a fault in your perception or your instincts, but because you failed to act on them until it was too late. Will Graham: You could say that. Hannibal Lecter: But you're wiser now. Will Graham: Yes. Hannibal Lecter: Imagine what you would do, Will, if you could go back in time. Will Graham: Put two in your head before you could palm that stiletto. Hannibal Lecter: [smiles] Very good, Will. You know, I believe we're making progress.

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Will Graham: [to Reba] That's all for now, but I'd like to come back before I leave town to see how you're doing. Reba McClane: [choking up] Sure. Who could resist a charmer like me? Will Graham: Whatever was left in him that was still human was only kept alive because of you. You probably saved some lives. You didn't attract a freak... You attracted a man with a freak on his back. Reba McClane: [crying] I should have known! Will Graham: Sometimes you can't. Trust me, I've been there myself. There was a lot wrong with Dolarhyde, but there's nothing wrong with you. [smiles] Except your hair. Your hair is a train wreck.

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Will Graham: What is taking him so long? Molly Graham: Are you kidding? It takes him 20 minutes to get out of bed in the morning! Will Graham: Yeah, but now I have a serious marshmallow jones.

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Francis Dolarhyde: Drop it. Do it now, gumshoe. Your son is about to change. Then your wife. You can watch, then I'll take care of you. Will Graham: [imitating Dolorhyde's grandmother] Look at you. I have never seen a child as disgusting as you! You pissed your pants? How dare you! You want me to cut it off? Is that what you want me to do? Apologize! Don't cry at me, you little faggot! Say it! Say it, or I will cut it off! Say, "I'm sorry, daddy, I'm a dirty little beast. Freak. Harelip. And no one will ever love me! Will Graham: Run!

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Dr. Frederick Chilton: Hannibal, there's someone to see you. A young woman... says she's from the FBI, but she seems much too pretty for that if you ask me. I'll tell her you said no. Hannibal Lecter: ...what is her name?