dialogue prompts from season one of nbc's hannibal.
fear is the price of imagination.
my thoughts are often not tasty.
not fond of eye contact, are you?
perception's a tool that's pointed on both ends.
i don't find you that interesting.
you and i are just alike.
therapy doesn't work on me. i know all the tricks.
therapy is an acquired taste which i have yet to acquire.
i don't think we've ever been alone in a room together.
killing must feel good to god. he does it all the time.
last time i went to a dark place, i brought something back.
dogs keep a promise a person can't.
i remember. i just didn't want to talk about it.
i want the truth. which sometimes requires a little deception.
sounds like something a liar would say.
perception is the most important thing in your life right now.
i don't care what anyone thinks.
i'm gonna be messed up, aren't i?
there's no such thing as 'getting used to' what you experienced.
no wonder you have nightmares.
can you catch somebody's crazy?
everybody thinks you did it, you know.
why did you come back here?
i can help you, if you ask me to.
how did you know it was me?
i don't want to go to sleep.
when misery rains, it pours.
i'm not normal. not anymore.
what was done to you wasn't normal.
support groups are sucking the life out of me.
the family you're born with isn't really family.
tell me about your bad dreams.
i'll just have to get used to lying.
it's important to know when to turn the page.
it's okay. you're home now.
i'm a little taken aback, slash a lot taken aback.
i'm not even sure if i'm awake now.
i've got just the thing to wake you up.
who prays over us when we sleep?
do you wait until you think i'm asleep to come to bed?
can we have a conversation, or do you want to pretend everything's alright?
is there anything i can offer you romantically or spiritually or physically to help you out?
you can ask me anything you want.
why don't you come up with your own answers, if you don't like mine?
it's really a very dull story, though, isn't it?
do you want to be alone? don't answer that. just think about your answer.
i don't want you to be alone, not now and not ever.
it's your fight. but i'm in your corner.
i can't give you what you need.
i thought if i kept it to myself, our lives wouldn't change.
i didn't count on changing as much as i did.
i'm gonna sit here until you're ready to talk. you don't have to say a word until you're ready, but i'm not going anywhere until you do.
you looked like you were dreaming.
you're wearing a very well-tailored person suit.
i see enough of you to see the truth of you.
words are living things. they have personality, point of view, agenda.
did you think it was a date?
i googled 'psychopath'. went down the checklist.
i wouldn't be good for you.
it's nice when someone sees us, or has the ability to see us. it requires trust.
i was worried you were dead.
i feel like i've dragged you into my world.
not feeling like yourself is kind of what you do, isn't it?
clearly there's something you don't want to tell me.
i think you need to tell your own story.
no one knows more about ___ than i do.
i won't lie if you don't.
whatever you're feeling now, it won't last.
if you open this door, you won't control what comes through. are you ready for that?
where do you go when you sneak out?
everyone decides their own version of the truth.
i won't tell anything you don't want me to.
i wondered when you would tell me.
you're grieving for the life that was taken from you.
i am officially concerned about you.
i'm not entirely sure what i saw was real.
you're not alone. we are here together.
you made me think i was somebody else.
it's hard to shake off something that's already under your skin.
it's a terrible thing to have your identity taken from you.
it's hard to be with another person when you can't get out of your own head.
we all want things we can't have.
sometimes all we can do is watch.
i hope you have good insurance.
i know what i did, but i don't remember it.
you made me chicken soup?
this wasn't supposed to be my life.
some places are stained now. some people, too.
i didn't feel safe. so i left.
if i run, they'll catch me, won't they?
you can't protect me anymore.
i'm sorry i couldn't protect you in this life.
i can't do the silent treatment.
i thought i would get better.
i don't feel like i dodged a bullet.
are you confused about who i am?
i am who i've always been.
the scales have just fallen from my eyes. i can see you now.
you seemed like you needed to talk.
