“Words are tears that have been written down. Tears are words that need to be shed. Without them, joy loses all its brilliance and sadness has no end.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com
“I read somewhere, one, that crying defies scientific explanation. Tears are only meant to lubricate the eyes. There is no real reason for tear glands to overproduce tears at the behest of emotion. I think we cry to release the animal parts of us without losing our humanity. Because inside of me is a…”— Veronica Roth, amazon.com
“Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better.”— Veronia Roth, amazon.com
“There is a kind of crying I hope you have not experienced, and it is not just crying about something terrible that has happened, but a crying for all of the terrible things that have happened, not just to you but to everyone you know and to everyone you don’t know and even the people you don’t want…”— Lemony Snicket, amazon.com
“Highly sensitive people are too often perceived as weaklings or damaged goods. To feel intensely is not a symptom of weakness, it is the trademark of the truly alive and compassionate. It is not the empath who is broken, it is society that has become dysfunctional and emotionally disabled. There is…”— Anthon St. Maarten, orchidrecoverycenter.com
“On the train, the tears come, and I don’t care if people are watching me; for all they know, my dog might have been run over. I might have been diagnosed with a terminal illness. I might be a barren, divorced, soon-to-be-homeless alcoholic.”— Paula Hawkins, amazon.com
“It feels like you can’t breathe, but you actually are breathing. It feels like you’ll never stop crying, but you actually will.”— Liane Moriarty, amazon.com
“Met Dr. Phil. He called me out on some stuff. Made me cry. I'm a better person now. No he didn't. No I'm not.”— Neil Patrick Harris, twitter.com
“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.”— Washington Irving, thoughtcatalog.com
“A father’s tears and fears are unseen, his love is unexpressed, but his care and protection remains as a pillar of strength throughout our lives.”— Ama H. Vanniarachchy, thoughtcatalog.com
“The biggest change within me is that when I feel, I really feel. A lot. A lot and right away. I can't push things down below the surface anymore. I don't want to. No more smiling to assure others, no more pretending, no more saying "I'm fine" when I'm not. I've been so happy and at peace every day s…”— Rachel Brathen, instagram.com
“Tears are the biggest weapon used by every girl against the boys with a success rate of 100%.”— Aman Jassal, amazon.com
“And when he died, I suddenly realized I wasn’t crying for him at all, but for the things he did. I cried because he would never do them again, he would never carve another piece of wood or help us raise doves and pigeons in the backyard or play the violin the way he did, or tell us jokes the way he…”— Ray Bradbury, amazon.com
“I like to cry. After I cry hard it’s like it’s morning again and I’m starting the day over.”— Ray Bradbury, amazon.com
“If she's sad or upset or angry, she needs to be alone. She fears a man dismissing her womanly tears.”— Gillian Flynn, amazon.com