Hannigram Quotes

2.11 Ko No Mono

Hannibal: "Among gourmands, the ortolan bunting is considered a rare but debauched delicacy. A rite of passage, if you will. Preparation calls for the songbird to be drowned alive in Armagnac. It is then roasted and consumed whole in a single mouthful."

Will: "Ortolans are endangered."

Hannibal: "Who amongst us is not?"

Will: "I haven't been gorged, drowned, plucked, and roasted. Not yet."

Hannibal: "Traditionally, during this meal, we are to place shrouds over our heads, hiding our faces from God. I don't hide from God."

Will: "Bones and all?"

Hannibal: "Bones and all. After my first ortolan, I was euphoric. A stimulating reminder of our power over life and death."

Will: "I was euphoric when I killed Freddie Lounds."

Hannibal: "Tell me, did your heart race when you murdered her?"

Will: "No, it didn't."

Hannibal: "A low heart rate is a true indicator of one's capacity for violence. Your design is evolving. Your choices affect the physical structures of your brain."

Will: "Killing is changing the way I think."

Hannibal: "Yes. You must understand that blood and breath are only elements undergoing change to fuel your radiance. Just as the source of light is burning."

Zeller: "Orthodontics confirmed. It's Freddie Lounds. A little bit of kerosene, fwoomp! Incendiary journalism."

Price: "See? No scabrous crust on her chin. She was dead before the match was struck."

Zeller: "Blood's already pooled to the lowest parts of her body. Been dead at least 24 hours."

Will: "Freddie had a longing to be noticed. She was noticed."

Jack: "Freddie Lounds's ultimate failing was her inability to keep herself out of her own stories."

Zeller: "There's more to this story. Check it out."

Hannibal: "Severely-burned bodies tend to split along lines of musculature, but that looks like an incision."

Zeller: "That's right. He cut out her psoas muscles with, uh, it looks like a hunting knife."

Hannibal: "A peculiar trophy."
script: Hannibal glances innocently at Will who averts his eyes. (Will getting uncomfortable from his lies to Hannibal.)

Jack: "Why did he burn her?"

Zeller: "How many people has Freddie Lounds burned in her career?"

Hannibal: "Whoever did this was not striking out against Miss Lounds's exploitative brand of journalism. This is something else. This is something sacred."

Will: "Freddie Lounds had to burn. She was fuel. Fire destroys and it creates. It is mythical. She won't rise from the ashes, but her killer will."

Hannibal: "He's the one to be noticed now."

Will: "Do we do friendly visits anymore?"