Quotes about crying
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“Laugh now, cry later.”

Erma Bombeck (1927–1996) When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent le…

Source: The Grass Is Always Greener over the Septic Tank

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“People can cry much easier than they can change.”

James Baldwin (1924–1987) (1924-1987) writer from the United States
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“No more crying. It's all wetness and no comfort at all.”

Source: The Goose Girl

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“Rose to Rachel:
You cry you get angry then you do something about it.”

Kim Harrison (1966) Pseudonym

Source: The Good, the Bad, and the Undead

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“I kept making you cry… didn't I?

- Hatori Sohma”

Natsuki Takaya (1973) Manga artist

Source: Fruits Basket, Vol. 2

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“I had to fight so hard not to cry.”

Julie Anne Peters (1952) American writer

Source: By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead

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“Through all the world there goes one long cry from the heart of the artist: Give me a chance to do my best.”

Karen Blixen (1885–1962) Danish writer

Source: Babette's Feast and Other Anecdotes of Destiny

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“Because what was the point in crying when there was no one there to comfort you? And what was worse, when you couldn’t even comfort yourself?”

Variant: What was the point in crying when there was no one to comfort you? And what was worse, when you couldn't even comfort yourself?
Source: City of Glass

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“All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.”

Swami Vivekananda (1863–1902) Indian Hindu monk and phylosopher

Pearls of Wisdom
Variant: Who makes us ignorant? We ourselves. We put our hands over our eyes and weep that it is dark.

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“You would not cry if you knew that by looking deeply into the rain you would still see the cloud.”

Thich Nhat Hanh (1926) Religious leader and peace activist

Source: No Death, No Fear

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“Don't ask where the rest of this book is!" It is a shrill cry that comes from an undefined spot among the shelves. "All books continue in the beyond…”

Italo Calvino (1923–1985) Italian journalist and writer of short stories and novels

Source: If on a Winter's Night a Traveler

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“She bludgeoned me with a look of such limitless compassion that I immediately began to cry.”

Miranda July (1974) American performance artist, musician and writer

Source: No One Belongs Here More Than You

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“It's okay to cry as long as you're faking it.”

Source: Choke

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“Even the devil may cry when he looks around hell and realizes that he's there alone.”

Sherrilyn Kenyon (1965) Novelist

Variant: Even the devil may cry when he looks around hell and realizes that he’s there alone.
Source: Devil May Cry

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“I wish to cry. Yet, I laugh, and my lipstick leaves a red stain like a bloody crescent moon on the top of the beer can.”

Sylvia Plath (1932–1963) American poet, novelist and short story writer

Source: The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath

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