Pretend Quotes

1734 Pretend quotes by 1217 unique authors

There is a tendency at every important but difficult crossroad to pretend that it's not really there. — Bill McKibben
...You don't always get what you expect. I wish someone, sometime when I was growing up, would have told me what expectations would get me.… — Chris Crutcher
Jace likes to pretend that everyone isn’t talking about him, even when he knows they are. — Cassandra Clare
What twisted people we are. How simple we seem, or at least pretend to be in front of others, and how twisted we are deep… — Roberto Bolano
You will smile here at the consistency of those democratists who, when they are not on their guard, treat the humbler part of the community… — Edmund Burke
Corporate types love to pretend their life is exciting. The whispers, fist-pumping and animated hand gestures are all designed to lift our job description from… — Chetan Bhagat
We need a better way to talk about eating animals. We need a way that brings meat to the center of public discussion in the… — Jonathan Safran Foer
I had come to discover that "safe" was an illusion, a pretense that adults wrapped around their children- and sometimes themselves- to make the world… — Holly Lisle
The surface of the pond was green with fallen leaves. "How could you have been happy there? I know what you thought, but Valentine was… — Cassandra Clare
A scientist can pretend that his work isn't himself, it's merely the impersonal truth. An artist can't hide behind the truth. He can't hide anywhere. — Ursula K. Le Guin
I don't pretend to be wise, but I am observing, and I see a great deal more than you'd imagine. I'm interested in other people's… — Louisa May Alcott
Macy: "Listen, I can't pretend to be the queen of good advice, here. I've had more boyfriends than I can count, and I'm not so… — Megan Hart
He loved Nirvana, but at his age they were kind of a guilty pleasure. All that rage and pain and self-hatred! Will got a bit...fed… — Nick Hornby
You can't take away knowledge, and it's dangerous to pretend you never had it. — Cynthia Heimel
He doesn’t pretend,” the punk pixie said. He nodded toward Doyle. “Nice rings. You got anything else pierced?” “Yes,” Doyle said. The boy smiled, making… — Laurell K. Hamilton
How pleasant,' Dona said, peeling her fruit; 'the rest of us can only run away from time to time, and however much we pretend to… — Daphne du Maurier
In our charade with ourselves we pretend that our war is not really war. We have changed the name of the War Department to the… — Jack Kornfield
You all say the same thing. When something bad happens, everyone tells you to forget about it. But, I don't think you can forget that… — Fuyumi Soryo
when there's an elephant in the room, you can't pretend it isn't there and just discuss the ants. — Ellen Wittlinger
Why be a dumb dud? Do your friends shun you? Do people cross the street when they see you approaching? Do they run up the… — Flann O'Brien
How could I pretend to be someone else when I was already failing at being the person I already was? — Catherine Gilbert Murdock
They spent the first three years of school getting you to pretend stuff and then the rest of it marking you down if you did… — Margaret Atwood
Yeah. Just keep the live feed going so that I can see it and pretend I’m there, too. (Tory) Yes, my queen. Anything else you’d… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Roarke: You'd enjoy flying more if you'd learn the controls. Eve: I'd rather pretend I'm on the ground. Roarke: And how many vehicles have you… — Nora Roberts
All right," Clara said. "We have our swordsman, so let's get moving. Brigan, could you attempt, at least, to make yourself presentable? I know this… — Kristin Cashore

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