Every Silence of the Lambs Line

Make an effort to answer now.

Do we seek out things to covet?

And how do we begin to covet, Clarice?

That is his nature.

No! He covets.

Social acceptance and sexual frustrations...

Anger.

What needs does he serve by killing?

What is the first and principal thing he does?

No! That is incidental.

He kills women.

What does he do, this man you seek?

What is its nature?

Of each particular thing, ask what is it in itself?

Read Marcus Aurelius.

-Then tell me how. -First principles, Clarice. Simplicity.

Everything you need to find him is right there in those pages.

Well, I have read the case files, have you?

Please continue now.

You were telling me the truth back in Baltimore, sir.

Oh, Clarice. Your problem is you need to get more fun out of life.

Iron sulfide, also known as Fool's Gold.

Louis Friend?

Your anagrams are showing, Doctor.

Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock, tick tock.

Pity about poor Catherine, though.

Yeah! That was good.

-Yours? -Yes.

That was an especially nice touch, Clarice.

Anthrax Island.