Ben Sherwood > Quotes

“That's death and life, you see. We all shine on. You just have to release your hearts, alert your senses, and pay attention. A leaf, a star, a song, a laugh. Notice all the little things, because somebody is reaching out to you. Qualcuno ti ama. Somebody loves you.”
― Ben Sherwood, The Death And Life Of Charlie St. Cloud

“Trust your heart if the seas catch fire and live by love though the stars walk backwards.”
― Ben Sherwood, The Death And Life Of Charlie St. Cloud

“Most of all, I miss that feeling when you go to sleep at night and when you wake up in the morning. It's that feeling that everything is all rightin the world. You know, that amazing feeling that you're whole, that you've got everything you want, that you aren't missing anything. Sometimes when I wake up, I get it for just a moment. It lasts a few seconds, but then I remember what happened, and how nothing has been the same since”
― Ben Sherwood, The Death And Life Of Charlie St. Cloud

“And I was even beginning to think home might be with you.”
― Ben Sherwood

“On the horizon, he saw the full moon. God dropped it there, he was sure, as a reminder of our small place in the world. A reminder that what is beautiful is fleeting.”
― Ben Sherwood

“There's no such thing as a lost cause.”
― Ben Sherwood

“In a critical sense, doing nothing can mean doing something. Inaction can be action and embracing this paradox can save your life.”
― Ben Sherwood, The Survivors Club: The Secrets and Science that Could Save Your Life

“How many boys like him were out there in the ether, holding on to their big brothers and sisters who were still alive? How many husbands were floating between life and death, clinging to their wives in this world? And how may millions and millions of people were there in the world like Charlie who wouldn't let go of their loved ones when they're gone?”
― Ben Sherwood