Quotation
Peril: "Come on, you have to eat." Clay: "Why?" Peril: "Because if you die, I won't get to kill you."
Also: Peril: "You won't do that... Kill yourself, will you?" Clay: "No..." Peril: "Oh, good. I'd much rather kill you fair and square."
P.S. I don't have the book now so the quote may not be exact. Just to warn you.