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01Undated

The strangest thing about demons is that they come to love you. As much as they try to murder the very core of you when you first meet, they become your closest companions. I never asked for this devil on my shoulder. But my eyes are burning and I’m not alone. If you see a red gaze at midheaven, look away. It’s exactly as they say: hell is a hungry place.

F.K. Preston / quote

02Undated

Dreams are memories we’ve lost to sleep.

F.K. Preston / quote

03Undated

Dreams are memories. Memories are dreams. But my time with you hasn’t become a dream just yet. Because the sensation of your kisses keep me from sleep. I’m in love, God help me, I’m in love.

F.K. Preston / quote

04Undated

Two dreams and a cup of coffee later.

F.K. Preston / quote

05Undated

No one ever claimed that creating art was simple. But they failed to mention the mess.

F.K. Preston / quote

06Undated

My sister lived in the moment. She said she would love the summer only when it came and warmed her. But I lived and still live in the future. Where it’s warm when it’s cold. Where dreams are not yet reality. Where the sad people are happy. The only problem with living in the future is that everyone has died, including yourself. So your plans are fiction and your predictions are fantasy. Living in the future is pure fantasy. I think that’s why I love it so dearly.

F.K. Preston / quote

07Undated

We are not bound by time. But there are things we cannot speak of because the repercussions of particular thoughts can break lives.

F.K. Preston / quote

08Undated

What is infinity? I haven’t a clue.But maybe that’s the whole point I’ve been attempting to explain to you.The fact that it’s not knownOr seenOr heard.Infinity is every person, every being, every bird. Infinity is a simple mystery.It looks like a mystery.Tastes mysterious.Feels like something completely delirious. We cannot imagine what this sound could be.All we can imagine is infinity.

F.K. Preston / quote

09Undated

Live this life as gently as you would breathe in the seaside air. Then release all those dreams and wonders to the water. Keep breathing until you’re inches from where you wish to be. Then exhale, remembering that gentle life you grew up from.

F.K. Preston / quote

10Undated

There are things we cannot vocalise because the repercussions of particular thoughts have the power to break lives.

F.K. Preston / quote

11Undated

What a selfish boy you are. You wished for the world and she could only give you the skies.

F.K. Preston / quote

12Undated

The world didn't end with a whimper or a bang. Your life finished in complete silence. Gone in a blink. And then there was nothing.

F.K. Preston / quote

13Undated

What a selfish boy you are. You wished for the world but all you received were the skies.

F.K. Preston / quote

14Undated

Life's a circle. There are no lines we can cross.

F.K. Preston / quote