Theodora Professions : Wife of Justinian IBorn : 500Died : June 28, 548 Browse All Authors Top 6 quotes by Theodora For a king, death is better than dethronement and exile. Theodora exilewords-of-wisdomkings It occurred to me that there have always been selkie women: women who did not seem to belong to this world, because they did not fit into prevailing notions of what women were supposed to be. And if you did not fit into those notions, in some sense you weren't a woman. Weren't even quite human. The magical animal woman is, or can be, a metaphor for those sorts of women. Theodora fitanimalworld Royalty is a fine burial shroud. Theodora burialfineroyalty For my own part, I adhere to the maxim of antiquity, that the throne is a glorious sepulchre. Theodora maximsthronesglorious I suddenly realized I was a writer of wide reputation and most of it bad. Theodora widereputation Fond, flatt'ring world, adieu! Theodora adieuringsworld
