“Leaving aside the motives, let us stick to the correct way of crying, understanding by this a cry that does not enter the scandal, nor that insults the smile with its parallel and awkward resemblance. The average or ordinary cry consists of a general contraction of the face and a spasmodic sound accompanied by tears and snot, the latter at the end, since the cry ends the moment one blows energetically. To cry, direct your imagination towards yourself, and if this is impossible for you because you have contracted the habit of believing in the outside world, think of a duck covered in ants or those gulfs of the Strait of Magellan that no one enters, never. When the crying arrives, he will cover his face with decorum using both hands with the palm facing inward. Children will cry with the sleeve of the jacket against their face, and preferably in a corner of the room. Average duration of crying, three minutes".

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INSTRUCCIONES PARA LLORAR
Julio Cortázar