there was nothing we could do in the daylight by stay alive . everything here would soon be reduced to ashes and there was nothing we could do to prevent it . `` some are going to be worse than others . my arms were tied overhead , and it seemed like the light bulb was swinging , but it was me . he could n't have her , and that was that . it was a stupid thing to say , but it gave him some small feeling of control over the situation . 