“It could have been a thief or a murderer. I considered crying out. A thief would run away, but a murderer would murder me. On the other hand, the murderer would probably murder me if I didn't too. That was his whole thing.”

Yahtzee Croshaw

Yahtzee Croshaw - “It could have been a thief or a...” 1

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