The Other Einstein

by Marie Benedict

Her quietude was not weakness; it was an ardent watchfulness that would be replaced by a roar when required.

love followed in science’s footsteps with Albert.

“Time heals what reason cannot.”

I needed to remind him on whose back he climbed for the heights he now inhabited.

“Remember my words, Mileva, when you withdraw into the deadening cycle of home. You and I are not so different except in the choices we’ve made. And remind yourself that a new choice is always possible.”