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Human emotions are a gift from our animal ancestors. Cruelty is a gift humanity has given itself.

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Thomas Harris
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: April 11
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William Thomas Harris III
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Intense fear comes in waves the body can't stand it for long at a time.
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But the face on the pillow, rosy in the firelight, is certainly that of Clarice Starling, and she sleeps deeply, sweetly, in the silence of the lambs.
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I am the dragon, and you call me insane.
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He was numb except for dreading the loss of numbness.
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