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“To weep is to make less the depth of grief.” William Shakespeare, “Henry VI, Part 3” - 1595

“Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of earth, overlying our hard hearts.” Charles Dickens, “Great Expectations” - 1861

“He who does not weep does not see.” Victor Hugo, “Les Misérables” - 1862

“If you have tears, prepare to shed them now.” William Shakespeare, “Julius Caesar” - 1623

“Cry you mercy, I took you for a joint-stool.” William Shakespeare, “King Lear” - 1623

“How much better is it to weep at joy than to joy at weeping!” William Shakespeare, “Much Ado About Nothing” - 1600

“The tears live in an onion that should water this sorrow.” William Shakespeare, “Antony and Cleopatra” - 1623

“Crying can bring relief, as long as you don't cry alone.” Anne Frank, “The Diary of a Young Girl” - 1947

“For some reason, my temper was hardwired to my tear ducts. I usually cried when I was angry, a humiliating tendency.” Stephenie Meyer, “Twilight” - 2005

“Much of my life had been devoted to trying not to cry in front of people who loved me” John Green, “The Fault in Our Stars” - 2012

“I was only going to say that heaven did not seem to be my home; and I broke my heart with weeping to come back to earth; and the angels were so angry that they flung me out into the middle of the heath on the top of Wuthering Heights; where I...” Emily Brontë, “Wuthering Heights” - 1847

“I want to weep . . . I want to be comforted. I’m so tired of being strong. I want to be foolish and frightened for once. Just for a small while, that’s all...” George R. R. Martin, “A Clash of Kings” - 1999

“Give me a moment, because I like to cry for joy. It's so delicious, John dear, to cry for joy.” Charles Dickens, “Our Mutual Friend” - 1865

“When I wake up, my pillow's cold and damp with tears. But tears for what? I have no idea.” Haruki Murakami, “Kafka on the Shore” - 2002

“Elizabeth had never been more at a loss to make her feelings appear what they were not. It was necessary to laugh, when she would rather have cried.” Jane Austen, “Pride and Prejudice” - 28 January 1813

“I suppose a cry does us all good at times, clears the air as other rain does.” Bram Stoker, “Dracula” - 1897

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