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title: "3 Pretending Thing Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [“I wasn't good at pretending, that was the thing. After what had happened in that burning house, given what went on there,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-honeyman/i-wasn-t-good-at-pretending-that-was-the-thing-after-what-had/)

[Gail Honeyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-honeyman/)

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> [It is a part of the function of "law" to give recognition to ideas representing the exact opposite of established conduct. Most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thurman-arnold/it-is-a-part-of-the-function-of-law-to-give-recognition-to-ideas/)

[Thurman Arnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thurman-arnold/)

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> [“You can only do so much pretending before you become the thing you're pretending to be.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-green/you-can-only-do-so-much-pretending-before-you-become-the-thing-you-re/)

[Hank Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-green/)

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