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Francis Bacon Philosopher, Statesman
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"What, then, remains but that we still should cry, For being born, and, being born, to die?"

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Nhat Hanh Zen Master, Author
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"You would not cry if you knew that by looking deeply into the rain you would still see the cloud."

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Italo Calvino Writer
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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."

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"As estimated, you died. Things marched, sufficient, to that end. Just so much Zyklon and leather, patented terror, so many routine cries."

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George Orwell Writer, Journalist
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"And yet, just for a moment, what almost frightening power had sounded in that cry from only a few hundred throats! Why was it that they could never shout like that about anything that mattered?"

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George Washington Military Leader, Politician
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"I commend you, however, for passing the time in as merry a manner as you possibly could; it is assuredly better to go laughing than crying thro' the rough journey of life."

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Henry Rollins Musician, Writer, Actor
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"If I'm jetlagging, and I've missed some meals, and it gets to that point in a movie that you're supposed to cry, I'll let my defences down from around my inherent standing level of cynicism, and I'll cry."

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Kim Harrison Author
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"I'm only going to be here for a time, then leave you." His gaze met mine. "And I will cry when I go, because I could love you forever."

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Jean Cocteau Poet, Novelist, Playwright
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"Nothing is more intriguing than a still photograph in the middle of a motion picture... Just as an accident is a cry changed into silence and not a silence after a cry, photography is speed rendered motionless."

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Jo Brand Comedian, Writer
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"When you cry, you don't look very attractive; you look snotty and blotchy. People seem to manage to cry quite prettily these days, and to me, that smacks of not being very genuine."

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