It’s not too much to imagine a night with room for more than mere brilliance will allow: the flowering of cockleburs and the warmth of cafes in evening; the safe passage of loggerhead turtles and skyscrapers figured anew; the stars above more brilliant ... and our own long-storied selves intimately at home in immensity.
Jane Brox, Brilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light, 2010.