"He knows, too, that he is only postponing his own death"

"He knows, too, that he is only postponing his own death" - Youngthing by Nuruddin Farah

"Time passes, as slow as death"

"Time passes, as slow as death" - Youngthing by Nuruddin Farah

"Everything is still for a while"

"Everything is still for a while" - Youngthing by Nuruddin Farah

"I'll do all I can do to spare your life"

"I'll do all I can do to spare your life" - Youngthing by Nuruddin Farah

"One wrong move and you're dead"

"One wrong move and you're dead" - Youngthing by Nuruddin Farah

"And your clothes, where are your clothes?"

"And your clothes, where are your clothes?" - Youngthing by Nuruddin Farah

"There is no innocence in this city"

"There is no innocence in this city" - Youngthing by Nuruddin Farah

"With no book to read and no one to talk to, he fell asleep on the garden bench"

"With no book to read and no one to talk to, he fell asleep on the garden bench" - Youngthing by Nuruddin Farah

"Still, he doesn't look back, thinking that that is the way of doom"

"Still, he doesn't look back, thinking that that is the way of doom" - Youngthing by Nuruddin Farah

"There are benefits to being of small size, after all"

"There are benefits to being of small size, after all" - Young Thing by Nuruddin Farah

"He does not want to fail; he cannot afford to fail"

"He does not want to fail; he cannot afford to fail" - Youngthing by Nuruddin Farah