Quote by Edward Harrison
The stars begin to fade like guttering candles and are snuffed out one by one. Out in the depths of space the great celestial cities, the galaxies cluttered with the memorabilia of ages, are gradually dying. Tens of billions of years pass in the growing darkness ... of a universe condemned to become a galactic graveyard.
Summary
This quote paints a vivid picture of the eventual fate of the universe. It suggests that over time, the stars lose their brilliance, eventually extinguishing like candles. The reference to "celestial cities" being cluttered with the history of countless ages implies that even galaxies will eventually succumb to decay and decay. The quote evokes a sense of melancholy as it describes the universe's inevitable descent into darkness, depicting it as a vast graveyard of once vibrant cosmic entities.