35 Crying Quotes to Comfort Your Feeling

Liputan6.com, Jakarta - There are days when emotions feel too heavy to hold in. Maybe it’s after a hard conversation, a lonely evening, or just one of those moments when your heart feels full. In times like these, crying quotes can speak to what we feel but can’t always say out loud.

Many people try to stop themselves from crying. They might smile through the pain or stay quiet, even when they feel like breaking. Sometimes we hide our tears because we don’t want to look weak. But crying is a natural and honest way to release what’s inside. Crying quotes help remind us that it’s okay to feel deeply.

In this article, we have collected some of the best crying quotes from various sources, Wednesday (28/1/2026). These words can give comfort during those hard moments and help you see that crying is a natural part of life.

1. "We need never be ashamed of our tears." - Charles Dickens

2. “Tears are the summer showers to the soul.” - Alfred Austin

3. “Grief does not change you, it reveals you.” - John Green

4. “Those who do not weep, do not see.” – Victor Hugo

5. “I shed more tears than God could ever have required.” - Arthur Rimbaud

6. “I never guessed I could cry so hard my face hurt.” - Vernor Vinge

7. “Crying doesn’t mean you’re weak…Sometimes it’s what you need to do to get strong again.” - J.W. Lynne

8. "When peoples care for you and cry for you, they can straighten out your soul." - Langston Hughes

9. “Do not apologize for crying. Without this emotion, we are only robots.” - Elizabeth Gilbert

10. “If you've never eaten while crying you don t know what life tastes like.” - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

11. “Life is like an onion; you peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep.” - Carl Sandburg

12. “Crying relieves pressure on soul.” - Toba Beta

13. “When the heart is full it runs out of the eyes.” - Sholem Aleichem

14. “Something came out from my heart into my throat and then into my eyes.” - Jean Rhys

15. “Crying hurts more when those who made you smile once are the reason you are crying today.” - Garima Soni

1. "Nobody deserves your tears, but whoever deserves them will not make you cry." - Gabriel Garcia Marquez

2. "If you cry because the sun has gone out of your life, your tears will prevent you from seeing the stars." - Rabindranath Tagore

3. "If somebody hurts you, it’s okay to cry a river, just remember to build a bridge and get over it." - Taylor Swift

4. “No matter how big you get, it’s still okay to cry because everybody’s got a right to their own tears.” - Jacqueline Woodson

5. “Weeping is not the same thing as crying. It takes your whole body to weep, and when it’s over, you feel like you don’t have any bones left to hold you up.” - Sarah Ockler

6. “Crying is good for the soul. It means something needs to be released. And if you don’t release the something, it just weighs you down until you can hardly move.” - Erin Entrada Kelly

7. “Those who do not know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either.” - Golda Meir

8. “To cry was to release all sorts of ugly little pressures and tensions. Like waking out of a long, dark dream to a sun-filled day.” - Anne McCaffrey

9. “Crying is right at hand in the smothering dark, closed inside someone else, when you see how everything you can ever accomplish will end up as trash.” - Chuck Palahniuk

10. “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.” - Veronica Roth

11. “When you're crying, your tears may be watering the seeds of your come-back.” - Steve Maraboli

12. “Failure to shed tears is a failure to live life fully. And the one thing that life requires of us all is to live it. Never be embarrassed by your ability to be alive.” - Amy Neftzger

13. “It takes a real secure man to understand it's okay to cry and an even wiser one to teach that it's okay.” - Carlos Wallace

14. “Crying is NOT a weakness. Cry as much as you have to. Don’t be afraid or ashamed to let your tears flow. Crying is a natural part of life. We all have feelings, and sometimes crying is all that we can do. Crying can help relieve the pain, hurt, disappointments, and all of the other things that life can throw our way. Know that it’s okay, and know that you’re going to be okay as well. Wishing You: Peace of mind, Comfort, Happiness, Joy within and LOVE.” - Stephanie Lahart

15. “Many people will tell that it is not for a man to cry, but they may not know how is to feel your head empty and only tears will come out to stand up for you.” - John Zea

16. “Nana used to say that if you don't let the tears out of you they can turn to poison.” - Alice Feeney

17. “Crying does not indicate that you are weak. Since birth, it has always been a sign that you are alive.” - Charlotte Brontë

18. “Crying is not weak. Tears are there for a reason. To allow us to release the tension and pain we have inside. You have been strong for so long, trying to keep all those tears hidden.” - Yve Vale, Hexed

19. “Crying alone makes us feel lonely and stronger at the same time because we realize no one is going to come to fix or heal us, so we have to heal ourselves.” - Garima Soni

20. “You realize your inner strength when you continue to smile, even when you feel like breaking down and crying.” - Garima Soni