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title: "4 Act Pretending Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [“Love is often just an act of pretending that it exists.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nitya-prakash/love-is-often-just-an-act-of-pretending-that-it-exists/)

[Nitya Prakash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nitya-prakash/)

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> [It was the Marines who taught me how to act. After that, pretending to be rough wasn't so hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-marvin/it-was-the-marines-who-taught-me-how-to-act-after-that-pretending-to/)

[Lee Marvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-marvin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3af/lee-marvin-20297_army_it-was-the-marines-who-taught-me-how-to_468102.png)

> [I remember thinking, 'I can't act.' Pretending to be someone else is a terrifying thought. The thing was that, along with other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-hynes/i-remember-thinking-i-can-t-act-pretending-to-be-someone-else-is-a/)

[Garry Hynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-hynes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/586/garry-hynes-32517_absolutely_i-remember-thinking-i-can-t-act-pretendi_1307929.jpg)

> [“But, at that point, all Jeanie had was the will to construct a new life, even if that meant forcing intangible aspects…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-shoop/but-at-that-point-all-jeanie-had-was-the-will-to-construct-a-new-life/)

[Kathleen Shoop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-shoop/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/120/kathleen-shoop-252472_life_but-at-that-point-all-jeanie-had-was-the_2198633.jpg)

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