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David Berkowitz Quotes

Total quotes: 18
“The only way to stop the arms race is to cut off the demand”
— David Berkowitz, You Can't Stop Instagram Bots by Looking. Brands Have to Stop Buying Them
Tagged: Media Cliff Notes, Influencer Marketing
“In this hole lives the Wicked King. Kill for my Master. I turn children into Killers.”
— David Berkowitz
Tagged: Serial Killers, Son of Sam
“I wouldn't say I had a plan. I just felt driven. There was just so much in me that was driving me to destroy myself at the time.”
— David Berkowitz
Tagged: Serial Killers, Son of Sam, Driven, Self-Destruction
“I was just empty. As I said, I was a blank. It was like a void, you know.”
— David Berkowitz
Tagged: Serial Killers, Empty, Son of Sam, Void
“My mother, who has long since passed away, had not control over me. I was like a wild and destructive animal. My father had to pin me to the floor until these attacks stopped.”
— David Berkowitz, My Testimony
Tagged: Serial Killers, Son of Sam, Seizures
“My parents could not reach me, not even with all of their love. Many times I saw them break down and cry because they saw that I was such a tormented person.”
— David Berkowitz, My Testimony
Tagged: Serial Killers, Son of Sam, Parents, Love, Childhood
“I feel that I'm totally Jewish. I was born a Jew, I feel I'm going to leave this world a Jew. I believe that Jesus is the Messiah of the Jews, and he loves the Jewish people.”
— David Berkowitz
Tagged: Serial Killers, Son of Sam, Jewish, Messiah, Jews for Jesus
“When I was in public school, I was so violent and disruptive that a teacher, who had become so angry at me, grabbed me in a headlock and threw me out of his classroom.”
— David Berkowitz, My Testimony
Tagged: Son of Sam, Serial Killers, Public School, violent, Disruptive
“God has given me a lot of strength and a lot of hope to make it and to endure and to survive. He has brought me—he's done some miracles in my life, and he's brought me through a lot of things that maybe others would not have survived.”
— David Berkowitz
Tagged: Son of Sam, Serial Killers, God, Miracles
“Ever since I was a small child, my life seemed to be filled with torment. I would often have seizures in which I would roll on the floor. Sometimes furniture would get knocked over. When these attacks came, it felt as if something was entering me.”
— David Berkowitz, My Testimony
Tagged: Serial Killers, Son of Sam, Seizures, Childhood, Torment, Demonic Possession
“During this period of my life I was also plagued with bouts of severe depression. When this feeling came over me, I would hide under my bed for hours. I would also lock myself in a closet and sit in total darkness from morning until afternoon. I had a craving for the darkness and I felt an urge to flee away from people.”
— David Berkowitz, My Testimony
Tagged: Serial Killers, Son of Sam, Depression, Darkness
“Yes, in 1979, another inmate—I guess to make a name for himself—tried to take my life. And he stuck me when I wasn't looking with a razor and opened up the whole side of my neck. And it was a miracle that I survived. When I went down to the prison infirmary, I walked down there on my own and I didn't really lose much blood. So I could just walk down there. And they sewed me up.”
— David Berkowitz
Tagged: Son of Sam, Serial Killers, Miracles, Attempted Murder, Prison
“Oh, sure. I'm sure there will be doubters. Many of the men who are in here in this prison are in here for violent crimes, including murder, probably a greater majority of them, and really only a fraction of those have ever turned to Christ or found, as people say, religion. It's not what people think. I wish more would come to faith in God. I wish more would begin to see...”
— David Berkowitz, Larry King Interview With David Berkowitz
Tagged: Son of Sam, Serial Killers, Christianity
“It's cold and gloomy here in New York, but that's okay because the weather fits my mood—gloomy. Dad, the world is getting dark now. I can feel it more and more. The people, they are developing a hatred for me. You wouldn't believe how much some people hate me. Many of them want to kill me. I don't even know these people, but still they hate me. Most of them are young. I walk down the street and they spit and kick at me. The girls call me ugly and they bother me the most. The guys just laugh. Anyhow, things will soon change for the better.”
— David Berkowitz, Son of Sam: Based on the Authorized Transcription of the Tapes, Official Documents and Diaries of David Berkowitz
Tagged: Serial Killers, Son of Sam, cold, gloomy, New York, Hatred
“I have asked you kindly to stop that dog from howling all day long, yet he continues to do so. I pleaded with you. I told you how this is destroying my family. We have no peace, no rest.

Now I know what kind of a person you are and what kind of a family you are. You are cruel and inconsiderate. You have no love for any other human beings. Your selfish, Mr. Carr. My life is destroyed now. I have nothing to lose anymore. I can see that there shall be no peace in my life, or my families life until I end yours.”
— David Berkowitz
Tagged: Serial Killers, Son of Sam, inconsiderate, cruel, Death Threats
“Now I was age 22 and this evil force was still reaching out to me. Everywhere I went there seemed to be a sign or a symbol pointing me to Satan. I felt as if something were trying to take control of my life. I began to read The Satanic Bible by the late Anton Lavey who founded the Church of Satan in San Francisco in 1966. I began, innocently, to practice various occult rituals and incantations.”
— David Berkowitz, My Testimony
Tagged: Son of Sam, Serial Killers, satan, Anton Lavey, Satanic Bible, Church of Satan, Occult, San Francisco, 1966
“Hello from the gutters of N.Y.C. which are filled with dog manure, vomit, stale wine, urine and blood. Hello from the sewers of N.Y.C. which swallow up these delicacies when they are washed away by the sweeper trucks. Hello from the cracks in the sidewalks of N.Y.C. and from the ants that dwell in these cracks and feed in the dried blood of the dead that has settled into the cracks. J.B., I'm just dropping you a line to let you know that I appreciate your interest in those recent and horrendous .44 killings. I also want to tell you that I read your column daily and I find it quite informative. Tell me Jim, what will you have for July twenty-ninth? You can forget about me if you like because I don't care for publicity. However you must not forget Donna Lauria and you cannot let the people forget her either. She was a very, very sweet girl but Sam's a thirsty lad and he won't let me stop killing until he gets his fill of blood. Mr. Breslin, sir, don't think that because you haven't heard from me for a while that I went to sleep. No, rather, I am still here. Like a spirit roaming the night. Thirsty, hungry, seldom stopping to rest; anxious to please Sam. I love my work. Now, the void has been filled. Perhaps we shall meet face to face someday or perhaps I will be blown away by cops with smoking .38's. Whatever, if I shall be fortunate enough to meet you I will tell you all about Sam if you like and I will introduce you to him. His name is ‘Sam the terrible.’ Not knowing what the future holds I shall say farewell and I will see you at the next job. Or should I say you will see my handiwork at the next job?”
— David Berkowitz
Tagged: Son of Sam, Serial Killers, New York Daily News, Jimmy Breslin
“I don't understand what happened. It was a nightmare. I was tormented in my mind and in my spirit. My life was out of control at that time and I have nothing but regret for what I thought I was a soldier for the devil and all kinds of crazy things I had things like The Satanic Bible that I was reading. I just got stupid ideas out of it. I'm not pushing the blame on anything. I take full responsibility, but I just at the time things got twisted.”
— David Berkowitz
Tagged: Serial Killers, Son of Sam, The Satanic Bible, Church of Satan, Anton Lavey
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