Tomás Prower > Quotes

“Tomorrow is not guaranteed, and old age (even with all its inconveniences) is a gift denied to many. You’re alive now, and isn’t that reason enough to celebrate and be happy? And when death does come, will you look back with amazement at all the things you’ve done, or with regret at all the things you prevented yourself from doing? Until then, though, be easy on yourself. Cry when you’re sad. Mourn when there’s a death, and know that grief is the medicine, not the impediment, to healing from a loss. And if still none of this makes any sense to you, don’t worry; it will someday.”
― Tomás Prower, Morbid Magic: Death Spirituality and Culture from Around the World

“Adam, however, feared that Lilith would influence Eve to become just as rebellious and demand equal rights, so he convinced Eve that Lilith was a monster and pure evil...”
― Tomás Prower, Morbid Magic: Death Spirituality and Culture from Around the World

“To judge someone based on a single factor that Divine Providence instilled within that person since conception is to ignore the greater whole of the individual.”
― Tomás Prower, Queer Magic: LGBT+ Spirituality and Culture from Around the World