The significance of the moth is change. Caterpillar into chrysalis or pupa... and, from thence, into beauty.

— Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins)

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11 seconds sound clip from the The Silence of the Lambs movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:55:52 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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[...]

- Now, that hasn't been made public yet.

- We don't know what it means.

- Was it a butterfly?

- Yes. A moth.

- Just like the one we found in Benjamin Raspail's head an hour ago.

- Why does he place them there, Doctor?

- The significance of the moth is change. Caterpillar into chrysalis or pupa... and, from thence, into beauty.

- Our Billy wants to change too.

- There's no correlation in the literature between transsexualism and violence. Transsexuals are very passive.

- Clever girl.

- You're so close to the way you're gonna catch him. Do you realize that?

- No. Tell me why.

[...]

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Actors: Jodie Foster (Clarice Starling), Anthony Hopkins (Dr. Hannibal Lecter), Ted Levine (Jame Gum "Buffalo Bill")

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