Go Toward the Light Quotes

Go Toward the Light is a Drama that appeared on TV in 1988 on CBS. Go Toward the Light ended its run in 1970.

It features Nick Lombardo as producer, James Newton Howard as theme composer, and Eric Van Haren Noman as head of cinematography. Go Toward the Light is executive produced by Beth Polson.

Go Toward the Light is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of Go Toward the Light is 93 minutes long. Go Toward the Light is produced by Corapeake / Polson Company and distributed by CBS.

The cast includes: Linda Hamilton as Claire, Joshua Harris as Ben Madison, Piper Laurie as Margo, Richard Thomas as Greg Madison, Brian Bonsall as Zack, Steven Eckholdt as Jeff, and Rosemary Dunsmore as Sally.

Go Toward the Light Quotes

Joshua Harris as Ben Madison

• (Joshua Harris) "I'm gonna die, you know?"
• (Steven Eckholdt) "Hey, don't say that."
• (Joshua Harris) "Why?"
• (Steven Eckholdt) "Because you don't know that for sure."
• (Joshua Harris) "Yes, I do."
• (Steven Eckholdt) "Are you scared?"
• (Joshua Harris) "No."
• (Steven Eckholdt) "Hey, wait a minute, this IV is all tangled."
• (Joshua Harris) "You'd make a good doctor."
• (Steven Eckholdt) "You think so, huh?"
• (Joshua Harris) "Yeah, and I've known a lot of doctors -- My mom and dad told me that when you die, you don't hurt anymore, and it's not scary because somebody you love- somebody who's already gone- comes to meet you. But you know what I think? I think that if you want to, you become a guardian angel for somebody special, somebody really special. Maybe I'll be a guardian angel for you."

Brian Bonsall as Zack

• (Brian Bonsall) "Grandma, I saw a little ghost in my room."
• (Piper Laurie) "Aww, that wasn't a ghost. Come here, come sit with me. You must have had a bad dream."
• (Brian Bonsall) "Uh-uh, it was Ben. He told me he's not gonna hurt any more. He came to say goodbye and that he loved me."

Linda Hamilton as Claire

• (Linda Hamilton) "Most people see life as straight line and the longer the line, the more we think we have lived and the more whole we suppose our lives to be. But I learned from Ben, life is a circle -- Ben died on July 4th 1986, a few days after his ninth birthday, a brief one-hundred-and-eight months after he was born. It's the hardest thing anyone could ever have to do, to help someone they love die. But we, as parents, had to help Ben face death; without pain, without fear and, ultimately, without us. Ben's line was short but his circle had no beginning and no end --"

• (Linda Hamilton) "Already, I was developing a strategy of dividing life into small, manageable portions, milestones by which we would later measure Ben's life."

• (Linda Hamilton) "It's the hardest thing anyone could ever have to do, to help someone that they love die."

Richard Thomas as Greg Madison

Add or Update Quotes

If you have a quote to add or change and want to let us know, please fill in the form below. Include the time in the film/video if possible so we can find it.