Now there were stars overhead, hanging like frozen spears of light, stabbing the night sky.

When the light of a falling star washes away into the oblivion, remember that still it shines somewhere in the darkness.

What would be the significance of the candlelight, if there were no darkness? What would be the power of the stars over our minds, if there were no night?

Richard began to understand darkness: darkness as something solid and real, so much more than a simple absence of light. He felt it touch his skin, questing, moving, exploring: gliding through his mind. It slipped into his lungs, behind his eyes, into his mouth...

Stars also symbolize the cycle of life, solitude and gravity. They glow in the dark energy that’s the majority of space, and remind us that even in the pitch black, there’s always something that can shine.

The light overcome the darkness.