- Dr. Hannibal Lecter: Occasionally I drop a teacup to the floor just to see it shatter; I'm disappointed when it doesn't pick itself up and come back together. Someday, perhaps.
- Will Graham: I told everyone Hannibal was a killer, and no one believed me. Just like no one would believe you if you said I was a killer.
- Will Graham: What god do you pray to?
- Dr. Hannibal Lecter: I don't pray. I have not been bothered by any considerations of deity, other than to recognize how my own modest actions pale beside those of God.