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Dr. Chilton is the head of the Baltimore Hospital for the Criminally Insane. He is a bitter, rude, and lonely man driven by his ego. Although he is kind to Starling initially, it is only because he is sexually interested in her. When Starling does not reciprocate his advances, he shuts down and acts like a child. Throughout the novel, Chilton is constantly a thorn in Starling’s side. Chilton does not help her when she asks, and he tells Lecter when she lies to him. Additionally, Chilton is the primary figure responsible for allowing Lecter to escape. He takes Lecter to Tennessee and does not take proper security measures. As a result, Lecter kills several people and becomes a free man.
Dr. Chilton Quotes in The Silence of the Lambs
The The Silence of the Lambs quotes below are all either spoken by Dr. Chilton or refer to Dr. Chilton. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 27
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“I hadn’t heard your voice in years—I suppose the last time was when you gave me all the misleading answers in my interviews and then ridiculed me in your Journal articles. It’s hard to believe an inmate’s opinions could count for anything in the professional community, isn’t it?”
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Chapter 59
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From Dr. Frederick Chilton, the National Tattler bought the tapes of Starling’s interview with Dr. Hannibal Lecter. The Tattler expanded on their conversations for their “Bride of Dracula” series and implied that Starling had made frank sexual revelations to Lecter in exchange for information, spurring an offer to Starling from Velvet Talks: The Journal of Telephone Sex.
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Dr. Chilton Quotes in The Silence of the Lambs
The The Silence of the Lambs quotes below are all either spoken by Dr. Chilton or refer to Dr. Chilton. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 27
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“I hadn’t heard your voice in years—I suppose the last time was when you gave me all the misleading answers in my interviews and then ridiculed me in your Journal articles. It’s hard to believe an inmate’s opinions could count for anything in the professional community, isn’t it?”
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Chapter 59
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From Dr. Frederick Chilton, the National Tattler bought the tapes of Starling’s interview with Dr. Hannibal Lecter. The Tattler expanded on their conversations for their “Bride of Dracula” series and implied that Starling had made frank sexual revelations to Lecter in exchange for information, spurring an offer to Starling from Velvet Talks: The Journal of Telephone Sex.
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