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title: "22 Want Pretend Quotes by 21 authors"
description: "Browse 22 Want Pretend quotes by 21 authors. Discover the best Want Pretend sayings and thoughts."
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> [I don't want to pretend I'm any cooler or smarter than I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-night-shyamalan/i-don-t-want-to-pretend-i-m-any-cooler-or-smarter-than-i-am/)

[M. Night Shyamalan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-night-shyamalan/)

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> [“I want to pretend this didn't happen." "Okay.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainbow-rowell/i-want-to-pretend-this-didn-t-happen-okay/)

[Rainbow Rowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainbow-rowell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69d/rainbow-rowell-135_cather_i-want-to-pretend-this-didn-t-happen-oka_2064878.jpg)

> [I want to pretend there's such a thing as requited love. As the endurance of love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorrie-moore/i-want-to-pretend-there-s-such-a-thing-as-requited-love-as-the/)

[Lorrie Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorrie-moore/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e1/lorrie-moore-870_endurance_i-want-to-pretend-there-s-such-a-thing-a_2361823.png)

> [What kid doesn't want to pretend they're James Bond?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-dornan/what-kid-doesn-t-want-to-pretend-they-re-james-bond/)

[Jamie Dornan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-dornan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/159/jamie-dornan-5782_bond_what-kid-doesn-t-want-to-pretend-they-re_2113041.jpg)

> [The more I like me, the less I want to pretend to be other people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-lee-curtis/the-more-i-like-me-the-less-i-want-to-pretend-to-be-other-people/)

[Jamie Lee Curtis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-lee-curtis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e69/jamie-lee-curtis-3771_people_the-more-i-like-me-the-less-i-want-to-pr_3107555.jpg)

> [Sometimes, when I have to do something I don't want to do, I pretend I'm a character from a book. It's easier…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/sometimes-when-i-have-to-do-something-i-don-t-want-to-do-i-pretend-i/)

[Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58a/cassandra-clare-9_book_sometimes-when-i-have-to-do-something-i_789816.jpg)

> [I don't want to pretend to be a prophet or a saint. I'm very conscious of my limitations. I know my flaws.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-finkelstein/i-don-t-want-to-pretend-to-be-a-prophet-or-a-saint-i-m-very-conscious/)

[Norman Finkelstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-finkelstein/)

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> [A lot of my audience are in their 50s. But they want me to pretend to continue to be pretending.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-townshend/a-lot-of-my-audience-are-in-their-50s-but-they-want-me-to-pretend-to/)

[Pete Townshend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-townshend/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5b/pete-townshend-2499_audience_a-lot-of-my-audience-are-in-their-50s-bu_1558680.png)

> [While most people in TV, radio, and the press have treated me wonderfully, some of the most important people want to pretend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-browne/while-most-people-in-tv-radio-and-the-press-have-treated-me/)

[Harry Browne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-browne/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e53/harry-browne-3285_important_while-most-people-in-tv-radio-and-the-pr_2359443.jpg)

> [Never give up on who you are and what others want you to become it is better being yourself then what others…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/never-give-up-on-who-you-are-and-what-others-want-you-to-become-it-is/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/caa/anonymous-1_be-yourself_never-give-up-on-who-you-are-and-what-ot_498286.jpg)

> [I was Little Miss Perfect. That's where all the secrets come in, because you know damn well you are not perfect, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/i-was-little-miss-perfect-that-s-where-all-the-secrets-come-in/)

[Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ee/judy-blume-2002_damn_i-was-little-miss-perfect-that-s-where-a_1970443.png)

> [I'm not 'one of the guys.' I don't want to pretend to be one on stage. I'm not going to dress like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natasha-leggero/i-m-not-one-of-the-guys-i-don-t-want-to-pretend-to-be-one-on-stage-i/)

[Natasha Leggero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natasha-leggero/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce3/natasha-leggero-10455_carry_i-m-not-one-of-the-guys-i-don-t-want-to_688238.png)

> [I'm a baseball fan, but I'm not qualified to make baseball decisions, and I don't want to pretend to be,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-walter/i-m-a-baseball-fan-but-i-m-not-qualified-to-make-baseball-decisions/)

[Mark Walter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-walter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f3/mark-walter-43244_baseball_i-m-a-baseball-fan-but-i-m-not-qualified_2025171.jpg)

> [Suddenly, I don't want to be this person anymore. I don't want to pretend I'm fooling the world when I'm not. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/suddenly-i-don-t-want-to-be-this-person-anymore-i-don-t-want-to/)

[Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f48/jodi-picoult-45_good-job_suddenly-i-don-t-want-to-be-this-person_3005759.jpg)

> [Not all people can understand the way I am. Some may hate me while some will love. But for all of this,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/not-all-people-can-understand-the-way-i-am-some-may-hate-me-while/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b7/anonymous-1_attitude_not-all-people-can-understand-the-way-i_1578349.jpg)

> [If you want your rock stars that are completely 100 percent serious about themselves and you want them to pretend like they're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-deyoung/if-you-want-your-rock-stars-that-are-completely-100-percent-serious/)

[Dennis DeYoung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-deyoung/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/031/dennis-deyoung-5112_come_if-you-want-your-rock-stars-that-are-com_698675.jpg)

> [You just want to pretend what we had was nothing? The first time we said and did all those thing's. Friends you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haylee/you-just-want-to-pretend-what-we-had-was-nothing-the-first-time-we/)

[Haylee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haylee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/687/haylee-16936_first-time_you-just-want-to-pretend-what-we-had-was_480527.jpg)

> [“Every touch, every kiss, every moment between you and me, precious…none of that was pretend. I didn’t want to pretend with you.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurelin-paige/every-touch-every-kiss-every-moment-between-you-and-me-precious-none/)

[Laurelin Paige](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurelin-paige/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5eb/laurelin-paige-2928_every-moment_every-touch-every-kiss-every-moment-betw_1248834.jpg)

> [I try to live my life as honestly as I can, and the last thing I want is to pretend to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cherie-lunghi/i-try-to-live-my-life-as-honestly-as-i-can-and-the-last-thing-i-want/)

[Cherie Lunghi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cherie-lunghi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6de/cherie-lunghi-13791_am_i-try-to-live-my-life-as-honestly-as-i-c_2553465.jpg)

> [“If you don't want to keep him, then pretend he's a book. Enjoy him for two weeks, then return him”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-stacey/if-you-don-t-want-to-keep-him-then-pretend-he-s-a-book-enjoy-him-for/)

[Shannon Stacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-stacey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f0/shannon-stacey-13481_books_if-you-don-t-want-to-keep-him-then-prete_2276436.jpg)

> [We all want to pretend that there isn't evil in the world. We all want to pretend that there aren't people trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/powers-boothe/we-all-want-to-pretend-that-there-isn-t-evil-in-the-world-we-all-want/)

[Powers Boothe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/powers-boothe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a0/powers-boothe-15328_evil_we-all-want-to-pretend-that-there-isn-t_1068815.jpg)

> [Like I said, I don't want to pretend that I am a robot. When you hear things it's natural to feel some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurel-hubbard/like-i-said-i-don-t-want-to-pretend-that-i-am-a-robot-when-you-hear/)

[Laurel Hubbard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurel-hubbard/)

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