This time her voice did break, and she blinked on stinging tears.

No need to dwell on tears in the night.

"There's a moth, more than one in fact, that lives only on tears," he offered.

She turns on her heels and tears through the crowd once more and out the door.

His other hand clamps on mine and tears at my fingers.

He closed his eyes on unwanted tears and gave several more immense sighs.

"I'd been on tears before in my life," Sasser said.

I bit my lip and choked on tears of relief.

It took him a moment more to understand that her lids were squeezing shut on tears.

This time the voice was right on the other side of the door, and tears welled in my eyes when I recognized it.