My fourteen-year-old daughter [Laura]'s face and arms were covered in alchemical and zodiacial symbols in iridescnet reds greens and blues. ... She stared at me defiantly, as if I'd somehow express disapproval. ... Laura said, 'Did you know that Isaac Newton spent more time on alchemy then he did on the theory of gravity?' 'Yes. Did you know he died a virgin? role models are great, aren't they?' --"Silver Fire", Luminous, Greg Egan |
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