Crocodile Tears Quotes (7 quotes)

“People appear like angels until you hear them speak. You must not rush to judge people by the colour of their cloaks, but by the content of their words!”
― Israelmore Ayivor

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“Sophy looked at him. Under his amazed and horrified gaze, large tears slowly welled over her eyelids, and rolled down her cheeks. She did not sniff, or gulp, or even sob: merely allowed her tears to gather and fall.
'Sophy, for God's sake do not cry!'
'Oh, do not stop me!' begged Sophy. 'Sir Horace says it is my only accomplishment.'
Mr. Rivenhall glared at her. 'What!'
'Very few persons are able to do it!' Sophy assured him. 'I discovered it by the veriest accident when I was seven years old. Sir Horace said I should cultivate it, for I would find it most useful.'
'You - you - ' Words failed Mr. Rivenhall. 'Stop at once!”
― Georgette Heyer, The Grand Sophy

tags: crocodile-tears

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“Most human beings would have never been pained by the death of a human being if they had never seen a human being or pretending to be pained by that.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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“I held truth against your crocodile tears.”
― Laura Gentile, Daughterbody II: a self-reclamation through poetry

tags: crocodile-tears, gaslighting, narcissistic-abuse, trauma, truth, violence

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“Udah, deh... shut up! You nggak usah crocodile tears!”
― Devania Annesya, Ubur-Ubur Kabur

tags: crocodile-tears, humor, shut-up

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“Oh, devil, devil!
If that the earth could teem with woman’s tears,
Each drop she falls would prove a crocodile.
Out of my sight!”
― William Shakespeare

tags: crocodile-tears, tears, tears-crying

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“Not all tears are made up from sorrow or happiness.”
― Anthony T. HIncks

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