“Listen, Dundy, it's been a long time since I burst into tears because a policeman didn't like me.”
“Then Octavia drops to her knees, rubs the hem of a skirt against her cheek, and burst into tears. "It's been so long," she gasps, "since I've seen anything pretty.”
“The rain feels good against my face, Sam. It feels like tears. Let me stay a while longer, I pray you. It has been a long time since last I wept.”
“It's been a long time since I let a man boss me around. I kind of miss it.”
“They weren't tears of sadness or even tears of joy. I was just overflowing. Like so many things since I'd been here, I didn't yet understand it, but I felt it.”
“When I look at my life and its secret colours, I feel like bursting into tears.”