Silly Old Twit

       The following are true quotes from the British serial killer Dennis Nilsen. They come from various sources but have all been authenticated. Most can be traced back to the book , “Killing for Company” by Brian Masters.  If you know of any more ( and can give the source) then please let me know.
          

              Am I mad? I don’t feel mad. Maybe I’m mad.

              I seek company first and hope everything will be all right.

             The only House of Horrors that I know of is 10 Downing Street.

             I saw him…..at peace in the armchair. I remembered wishing he could stay in peace like that forever. I had a feeling of easing his burden with my strenght.

            Loneliness is a long unbearable pain.

             I stood there amazed. I found it all hard to believe , that I , Des Nilsen had actually done all that.

             In the morning he was lying dead on one of the beds fully clothed. He was dead. I got the impression he wanted to go and I must have killed him. I can’t remember strangling him. I just sat there shocked.

          I   cannot bring myself to keep remembering these incidents over and over again. These are ugly images totally alien to me. I seem to have not participated in them, merely stood by and watched them happen–enacted by two other players– like a central camera        

            The last time I did that I was arrested. ( after being told by a police interrogator to throw his cigarette butt in the toilet.)

           It was as easy as taking candy from a baby. I remember thinking “You will have no more trouble squire”. I felt that I was doing him a favor. I felt his life was one long struggle.

            I don’t loose sleep over what I’ve done or have nightmares about it.