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'''Lecter''': First principles, Clarice. Simplicity. Read | '''Lecter''': First principles, Clarice. Simplicity. Read Marcus Aurelius. Of each particular thing ask: what is it in itself? What is its nature? What does he do, this man you seek? <br> | ||
'''Clarice Starling''': He kills women... <br> | '''Clarice Starling''': He kills women... <br> | ||
'''Lecter''': ''No''! That is incidental. What is the first and principal thing he does? What needs does he ''serve'' by killing? <br> | '''Lecter''': ''No''! That is incidental. What is the first and principal thing he does? What needs does he ''serve'' by killing? <br> | ||
'''Starling''': Anger ... social acceptance .... and ... sexual frustrations, sir... <br> | '''Starling''': Anger ... social acceptance .... and ... sexual frustrations, sir... <br> | ||
'''Lecter''': No! He ''covets''. That is his nature. And how do we begin to covet, Clarice? Do we seek out things to covet? <br> | '''Lecter''': No! He ''covets''. That is his nature. And how do we begin to covet, Clarice? Do we seek out things to covet? <br> | ||
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Lecter: First principles, Clarice. Simplicity. Read Marcus Aurelius. Of each particular thing ask: what is it in itself? What is its nature? What does he do, this man you seek?
Clarice Starling: He kills women...
Lecter: No! That is incidental. What is the first and principal thing he does? What needs does he serve by killing?
Starling: Anger ... social acceptance .... and ... sexual frustrations, sir...
Lecter: No! He covets. That is his nature. And how do we begin to covet, Clarice? Do we seek out things to covet?