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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