February 16, 2005
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I just bought Hannibal.
I’m considering which of the various quotations to post here. I’ll just list them all.Hannibal Lecter: Would you ever say to me “Stop. If you love me, stop?”
Clarice Starling: Not in a thousand years.
Hannibal Lecter: “Not in a thousand years”… That’s my girl.Mason Verger: I have immunity from the Justice Department, and I have immunity from the Risen Jesus. And nobody beats the Riz!
Hannibal Lecter: On a similar note I must confess to you, I’m giving very serious thought… to eating your wife.
And how could we leave out the “Dear Clarice” letter?
Hannibal Lecter: 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. In our discussions down in the dungeon it was apparent to me that your father, the dead night watchman, figures largely in your value system. I think your success in putting an end to Jame Gumb’s career as a couturier pleased you most because you could imagine your father being pleased. But now, alas, you’re in bad odour with the FBI. Do you imagine your daddy being shamed by your disgrace? Do you see him in his plain pine box crushed by your failure; a sorry, petty end of a promising career? What is worst about this humiliation Clarice? Is it how your failure will reflect on your mommy and daddy? Is your worst fear that people will now and forever believe they were indeed just good old trailer camp tornado bait white trash and that perhaps you are too? By the way I couldn’t help noticing on the FBI’s rather dull public website that I have been hoisted from the Bureau’s archives of the common criminal and elevated to the more prestigious 10 Most Wanted list. Is this coincidence, or are you back on the case? If so, goody goody, cause I need to come out of retirement and return to public life. I imagine you sitting in a dark basement room bent over papers and computer screens. Is that accurate? Please tell me truly, Special Agent Starling. Regards, your old pal Hannibal Lecter, M.D. P.S. Clearly this new assignment is not your choice rather I suppose it is a part of the bargain but you accepted it Clarice. Your job is to craft my doom. So I am not sure how well I should wish you but I’m sure we’ll have a lot of fun. Tata, H.
Comments (3)
Ah, gee. One exclamation point. I’ll get right on that heading idea…it’ll come to me about 3 a.m. No, I’m not going to get up and send it to you either.
Cool post. I finally get to know what the “Dear Clarice” letter is. Guess I’ll have to watch the movie now, so that it makes sense.
wow, very umm…. morbid
that’s the point. But ya gotta see the movie in order for it to make sense.