Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys by Francesca Lia Block - "There is dirt everywhere, real filth. We should not be able to see air. Air should be like the lenses of our eyes. And the sea... we should be able to swim in the sea; the sea should be like our tears and our sweat - clear and natural for us. There should be animals all around us - not hiding in the poison darkness, watching with their yellow eyes. Look at this city. Look what we have done."