It’s My Party And I’ll Cry If I Want To…

Crying is not weakness. It is strength, and releasing tears is a normal reaction to what we are feeling inside. The tears you shed help to release stress and is scientifically proven to help you feel better. Here are 12 quotes we have composed for you on crying.

1. Crying is cleansing. There’s a reason for tears, happiness or sadness. – Dionne Warwick

2. My body needs laughter as much as it needs tears. Both are cleansers of stress. – Mahogany SilverRain

3. A strong person is not the one who doesn’t cry. A strong person is the one who cries and shed tears for a moment, then gets up and fights again. – Unknown

4. People cry. Not because they’re weak. It’s because they’ve been strong for too long. – Johnny Depp

5. Crying is how your heart speaks, when your lips can’t explain the pain you feel. – Unknown

7. We need never be ashamed of our tears. – Charles Dickens

8. Don’t forget that you’re human. It’s okay to have a melt down. Just don’t unpack and live there. Cry it out and then refocus on where you are headed. – Unknown

9. Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness. – Steve Maraboli

10. Do not apologize for crying. Without this emotion, we are only robots. – Elizabeth Gilbert

11. You can’t be strong all the time. Sometimes you just need to be alone and let your tears out. – Unknown

12. It’s better to cry than to be angry, because anger hurts others while tears flow silently through the soul and cleanses the heart. – Pope John Paul II

By Kim Holderness