Anime & Manga
A tear is the world's smallest ocean-nya~
Fan Works
Alma turned her direction to her grandson, who had a hot tear trickling down his cheek.
Films — Live-Action
Oh my dear God... Are you one of those single-tear people? Do I look like a double fucking rainbow to you?
— Fletcher, Whiplash
Web Video
Nobody in movies ever has a traditional cry where they start sniffing and snorting and can barely talk. No, no, no. They have the sexy cry. That one single tear that comes down while the rest of their face shows no emotion.(...) I don't know why people don't get snot-nosed and puffy-eyed when they cry in movies, but if they didn't, we wouldn't have this wonderful cliché.
—The Nostalgia Critic, "Top 11 Coolest Cliches"