The loneliest tears I cry, my heart never sings.

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Although they cannot speak in words, cannot wrap their arms around me, hugging me tight, or wipe the tears I cry, they have an inner force and passion that surpasses their developmental limitations and age.

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That a few people can make extraordinary things happen can make you cry tears of joy.

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My dream was to apply to universities with my friends as well as cry tears of joy when we threw our graduation hats in the air.

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And even more, when we cry out in tears.

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And when you cry, there are no tears are there?

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Or the outbursts take the form of tears. (And no, not just from women.) People sometimes cry in response to negative feedback or out of sheer aggravation.

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"I thought at one point he was going to cry, it was almost child like, he was squeezing his face as a child would to produce tears", she said.

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