It isn’t a perfect place. There are no perfect places. But nobody cares about perfection when there are sand castles to build and kites to chase, children that are being born, old hearts that are giving in.

The trick was looking past the illusion, because the exit was never as far away as it seemed.

I never wanted to live forever," she says. "I just wanted enough time.

who once had dreams of saving the world, now laughs at anyone who tries.

Most dystopian, classic and contemporary, paints a future world that puts a twist on present society - a future world that could plausibly happen.

It's best to let her go," he says. No, no, that's wrong. It's never right to give up on someone.

There's a hazy smile on her lips that won't go away, and her hair is a mess. It's like a brushfire filled with casualties.