Esquivel: You've got to trust somebody sometime or you die alone.
Clarice: You're pretty bleak.
Esquivel: I get it from my mom.

Ardelia, this guy's cold as hell and he wants us to think he's on fire.

Clarice [to Ardelia]

Ardelia: I saw you on TV. How bad was it?
Clarice: It was bad.

Let's set her free.

Clarice [to Esquivel]

It's time to come out of hiding, Starling.

Ruth [to Clarice]

Clarice: There are agents that are more qualified ...
Ruth: No one is more qualified.

Clarice: Why me, sir?
FBI Agent: You don't get to ask why, Starling. Let's go pack a bag. You'll be gone a while.

Therapist: What do you do with all your rage?
Clarice: It's not really something I think about, sir.

Therapist: You were a survivor.
Clarice: To be a survivor, you have to be a victim. I was just doing my job.

I thought it was done.

Clarice

Clarice Season 1 Episode 1 Quotes

Therapist: You were a survivor.
Clarice: To be a survivor, you have to be a victim. I was just doing my job.

I thought it was done.

Clarice