The Silence of the Lambs

"The more you know, the more you understand how little you truly know."

"Tell me what you see when you look at me."

"I am what I am. Some people see a monster. Others see an artist."

"You must accept certain truths about human nature."

"Memory is a curious faculty. It shows us what we wish to see."

"I find most people interesting when they are tested by adversity."

"The fear you feel is merely evidence that you still have much to learn."

"One must never allow sentiment to cloud judgment."

"I've always found that the most fascinating people are those with secrets."

"You are becoming what you seek. That is the nature of desire."

"An educated man is a free man."

"What I do is not born of cruelty, but of necessity."

"Freedom is a meal best served by one's own hand."

"I noticed you put on lipstick. Do you know what that signifies?"

"The world is a curious place, full of those willing and those unwilling."

"Some people can't believe in themselves until someone else believes in them first."

"Time is a construct. Only the moment matters."

"In order to truly understand something, one must become it."

"Transformation requires both great courage and great vision."

"A person is smart. People are dumb."

"The key to all doors is avarice. Understanding that opens many opportunities."

"Courage is not the absence of fear. It is action in the face of fear."

"I don't combine the two. That's the difference between us."

"What is the most important thing you have ever heard?"

"To study yourself, you must know yourself."

"Desire, ambition, these are not in themselves evil. They are the engine of civilization."

"Good evening, Clarice. It's so nice to see you again."

"I find that I am a much more efficient operator when I remain civilized."

"Murder is rather like music in some ways. One must have talent."

"One's taste in art reveals something essential about one's character."