1. of or like twilight; dim 2. (in zoology) becoming active at twilight or before sunrise, as do bats and certain insects and birds
Another word from Gilead:”I you could see me not as a child but as a grown man, it is surely true that you would observe a certain crepuscular quality in me. As you read this, I hope you will understand that when I speak of the long night that preceded these days of my happiness, I do not remember grief and loneliness so much as I do peace and comfort—grief, but never without comfort; loneliness, but never without peace. Almost never.”