Crying Strength Quotes

#1. Her eyes were clear; she hadn't been crying. She was a cop's wife first, a woman second; she wouldn't give in to tears as long as Wyatt was fighting for his life because she was fighting with him in spirit.

Dean Koontz

#2. Reinforced to me again and again was how I was a 'brave girl' for not crying, a 'good girl' for not complaining, and soon I began defining myself this way, equating strength with silence.

Lucy Grealy

#3. But then, crying when you need to cry is another way to show strength.

CLAMP

#4. Sometimes, breaking down is the bravest thing you can do.

Vironika Tugaleva

#5. You are on the floor crying,
and you have been on the floor crying
for days.
And that is you being brave.
That is you getting through it
as best you know how.
No one else can decide
What your tough looks like.

Clementine Von Radics

#6. Crying is not a weakness. It's something that should be able to work for you. It should also be a strength. I think if you can cry when you feel like crying it's a strength. If you feel like crying and you can't cry, that's a weakness. That means you're holding all that stuff inside.

Grace Jones

#7. I'd never seen a man cry before, only on TV. I'd never even seen Dad close to crying. Those tears looked so odd on you. It was like the strength of you just seemed to sap away. The surprise of it stopped me from being so scared.

Lucy Christopher

#8. There is the pain that made me cry,
and then there is the strength that
made me stop crying.
So I am glad the pain came
because without it I would not have
discovered my strength.

Moffat Machingura

#9. In fact, crying means that you are opening yourself up to whatever you are feeling in that moment. And that often requires strength and courage.

Alexander Janzer

#10. Crying isn't a weakness, but a kind of strength.

Gregory David Roberts

#11. I won't show weakness here, but, damn it, tears don't mean I'm frail and pathetic, only that I'm unhappy.

Marianne Curley

#12. We've got to stop crying and start sweating, stop talking and start walking, stop cursing and start praying. The strength we need will not come from the White House, but from every house in America.

Jimmy Carter