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

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

Set fire to the broken pieces; start anew.

Dystopian, by definition, promises a darker story.

I think she's brave. I think that nobody has ever believed what she could be capable of. All her life, nobody was listening.

Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.

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.

‎I have always been fascinated by the ocean, to dip a limb beneath its surface and know that I'm touching eternity, that it goes on forever until it begins here again.

We writers are resilient souls.

Her mind is a bird that's trapped inside her skull, flapping and thrashing, never breaking free.

Childhood is a long, long road, from which that dark whispering forest of death seems an impossible destination.

A confused labyrinth of smoky starsentangles my hopes, which are nearly faded

A dreamer rises above their inherent fearfulness that they will always produce inferior work and grants oneself a license to put forth their best effort.

Say and do something positive that will help the situation it doesn't take any brains to complain.

Friends tell the truth to one another. Friends don't slam the door to correction or reflection when it is offered with affection.

You trust a thief when you trust a woman.

Midterms are always hard. And the midterm in a two-term president's second term is especially hard.

There's a lot of political things happening out there that I'd really have to get away from.

Always leave enough time in your life to do something that makes you happy, satisfied, even joyous. That has more of an effect on economic well-being than any other single factor.

Human beings do not readily admit desperation. When they do, the kingdom of heaven draws near

I must decline your invitation owing to a subsequent engagement.