Tears: a symbol of the human heart, a sign of our ability to heal and hurt, to laugh and lament. That is why we interpret the absence of tears as a mark of heartlessness. A cold heart is one that has ceased to cry, ceased to sympathise with those steeped in sorrow.

Dr Mark Dooley

Philosopher, Journalist, Broadcaster

Tears: a symbol of the human heart, a sign of our ability to heal and hurt, to laugh and lament. That is why we interpret the absence of tears as a mark of heartlessness. A cold heart is one that has ceased to cry, ceased to sympathise with those steeped in sorrow.