In her way, she was a hard one. Faith in any sort of natural justice was nothing but a night light; she knew of that. Whatever she did, she would end the same way with everyone does: flat on her back with a tube in her nose, wondering, "Is this all?

Harris remains close to his mother Polly and reportedly calls her every night no matter where he is and often discusses particular scenes from his work with her. If you met him you would think he was a choirmaster. Harris's friend and literary agent Morton Janklow said of him: "He's one of the good guys.

Thomas Harris (born April 11 1940) is an American author and screenwriter best known for a series of suspense novels about his most famous character Hannibal Lecter. All of his works have been made into films the most notable being the multi-Oscar winning The Silence of the Lambs which became only the third film in Academy Award history to sweep the Oscars in major categories.