“I read somewhere, one, that 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.I think we cry to release the animal parts of us without
losing our humanity. Because inside of me is a beast that snarls,
and growls, and strains toward freedom, toward Tobias, and, above
all, towards life. And as hard as I try, I cannot kill it.”