All Thomas Harris Quotes
- Shiloh isn’t haunted – men are haunted. Shiloh doesn’t care. Care
- What do you look at while you’re making up your mind? Ours is not a reflective culture, we do no raise our eyes up to… Corridor
- What does he do, Clarice? What is the first and principal thing he does, what need does he serve by killing? He covets. How do… Begin
- But the face on the pillow, rosy in the firelight, is certainly that of Clarice Starling, and she sleeps deeply, sweetly, in the silence of… Clarice
- In her way, she was a hard one. Faith in any sort of natural justice was nothing but a night light; she knew of that.… All
- In making friends, she was wary of people who foster dependency and feed on it. She had been involved with a few--the blind attract them,… Attract
- Being smart spoils a lot of things, doesn't it? Inspirational
- Writing novels is the hardest thing I've ever done, including digging irrigation ditches. Digging
- He moves smoothly and slowly, carrying his concentration like a brimming cup. Brimming
- I expect most psychiatrists have a patient or two they'd like to refer to me. Expect
- I love myself that much and I will never apologize to you. Apologize
- He was numb except for dreading the loss of numbness. Dreading
- Dr. Fell, do you believe a man could become so obsessed with a woman, from a single encounter? Could he daily feel a stab of… Ache
- Life's too slippery for books, Clarice; anger appears as lust, lupus presents as hives. Anger
- We rarely get to prepare ourselves in meadows or on graveled walks; we do it on short notice in places without windows, hospital corridors, rooms… Ashtrays
- Nothing makes us more vulnerable than loneliness except greed. Except
- Problem-solving is hunting; it is savage pleasure and we are born to it. Born
- One quality in a person doesn't rule out any other quality. They can exist side by side, good and terrible. Socrates said it a lot… Any
- The worm that destroys you is the temptation to agree with your critics, to get their approval. Agree
- I think it's easy to mistake understanding for empathy - we want empathy so badly. Maybe learning to make that distinction is part of growing… Badly