Tears

Tears

Tears are secretions that clean and lubricate the eyes. Lacrimation or lachrymation (from Latin lacrima, meaning "tear") is the production or shedding of tears.

Read more about Tears.

Famous quotes containing the word tears:

    “Song, like a wing, tears through my breast, my side,
    And madness chooses out my voice again,
    Again.”
    —Louise Bogan (1897–1970)

    “Laughter and grief join hands. Always the heart
    Clumps in the breast with heavy stride;
    The face grows lined and wrinkled like a chart,
    The eyes bloodshot with tears and tide.
    Let the wind blow, for many a man shall die.”
    —Karl Shapiro (b. 1913)

    “we Reap in joy the fruit
    Which we in bitter tears did sow.”
    —William Blake (1757–1827)