- Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier: If you think you're about to catch Hannibal, that's because he wants you to think that. Don't fool yourself into thinking he's not in control of what's happening.
- Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier: What Hannibal does is not coercion... it is persuasion. Has he ever tried to persuade you to kill anybody? He will. And it will be somebody you love. And you will think it's the only choice you have.
- Dr. Hannibal Lecter: Dreams prepare us for waking life.
- Will Graham: It's one thing to dream, it's another to... understand the nature of the dream.
- Dr. Hannibal Lecter: You're waking up to who you are. That's all you need to understand.
- Dr. Hannibal Lecter: Lack of trust in other people increases the need for religion. If you can't rely on others, you have to rely on God.
- Jack Crawford: I'm relying on myself