“Dear Clarice, I have followed with enthusiasm the course of your...” – Hannibal Lecter, Hannibal ... Movie Quotes Database

[in a letter to Clarice Starling]

Dear Clarice, I have followed with enthusiasm the course of your disgrace and public shaming. My own never bothered me, except for the inconvenience of being incarcerated, but you may lack perspective.

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