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"Don't hold back. If you want to cry, you should cry as much as you like."
—May, consoling a distraught Hiroto, Gundam Build Divers Re:RISE
"I envy Hermit. Allowing herself to express her many emotions... Maybe, when it's just the two of us, there's nothing wrong...with letting ourselves cry?"
Film — Live Action
"I will not say 'do not weep'; for not all tears are an evil."
Live-Action TV
Crying's not just for babies; grown-ups can do it too. Big kids cry when there's a reason why. If they can do it, so can you.
Video Games
Lolo: So is this... goodbye?
Klonoa: (nodes his head in silence)
Lolo: Of course... Lunatea isn't your world, is it? You have to go home, right?
Klonoa: (sadly looks back) Lolo...
Lolo: (happily) It's okay! I knew this was coming. I'm fine, really. I'll be fine... (chuckles) because I'm going to do my best. And you taught me that it's okay to cry, as long as I don't give up. (sad) So... so... (crying) so... it's okay if I cry... right? (runs up to Klonoa and hugs him as she starts audibly crying)
Music
My grandfather told me that real men don't cry
But I saw your tears in the moonlight
That's when I knew that my grandfather lied
And darling, I need you like birds need the sky.
—Emily Hearn, "Like Ships Need the Sea"
How many times do I have to tell you
Even when you're crying, you're beautiful too
—John Legend, "All of Me"
Don't be ashamed to cry
Let me see you through
'Cause I've seen the dark side too
—The Pretenders, "I'll Stand By You"
I, was that a teardrop in your eye?
I never thought I'd see you cry
Just know whatever hurts, it's all mine
It's okay to cry (It's okay to cry)
I can see the truth through all the lies
And even after all this time
Just know you've got nothing to hide
It's okay to cry (It's okay to cry)
It's okay to cry (It's okay to cry)
It's okay to cry (It's okay to cry)
—SOPHIE, "It's Okay to Cry"
Western Animation
So dinnae be afraid to cry
It really is okay
Sometimes it's through our tears
We find a better way.
—Closing narration from "The Ballad of Nessie"
Marge: Lisa, I apologize to you, I was wrong, I take it all back. Always be yourself. If you want to be sad, honey, be sad. We'll ride it out with you. And when you get finished feeling sad, we'll still be there. From now on, let me do the smiling for both of us.
Lisa: (smiling) Okay, Mom.
Marge: I said you could stop smiling, Lisa.
Lisa: I feel like smiling.
— The Simpsons, "Moaning Lisa"
Real Life
"People have said, 'Don't cry' to other people for years and years, and all it has ever meant is, 'I'm too uncomfortable when you show your feelings. Don't cry.' I'd rather have them say, 'Go ahead and cry. I'm here to be with you.'"
