- Dr. Hannibal Lecter: With all my knowledge and intrusion... I could never entirely predict you. I can feed the caterpillar and I can whisper through the chrysalis, but... what hatches, follows its own nature and is beyond me.
- Will Graham: I'm alone in that darkness.
- Dr. Hannibal Lecter: You're not alone, Will. I'm standing right beside you.
- Dr. Hannibal Lecter: Do you fantasize about killing me?
- Will Graham: Yes.
- Dr. Hannibal Lecter: Tell me. How would you do it?
- Will Graham: With my hands.
- Will Graham: Do you have a shadow, Peter? Someone only you can see. Someone you considered a friend. He made you feel less alone. Until you saw what he really is.