"For me, a corpse has a beauty and dignity which a living body could never hold...there is a peace about death that soothes me."
"My first murder was thrilling because I had embarked on the career I had chosen for myself, the career of murder."
"The sixth Commandment - 'Thou Shalt Not Kill' - fascinated me...I always knew that some day I should defy it."
"When I murdered my wife I removed the one obstacle which for ten years had apparently held me in check. After she had gone, the way was clear for me to fulfill my destiny."