Pretending Quotes

811 Pretending quotes by 582 unique authors

You know well I couldn't bear to live with a low common man after you two; and it's wicked and cruel of you to insult… — George Bernard Shaw
We understand how dangerous a mask can be. We all become what we pretend to be. — Patrick Rothfuss
What? Are you still pretending you are separate from the Beloved? — Unknown Author
She still remembered sitting for hours as a little girl and pretending to be a hassock. A foot stool. Because if she could just stay… — Eloisa James
What’s the difference between spending your life trying to be invisible, or pretending to be the person you think everyone wants you to be? Either… — Jodi Picoult
I refuse to have a life partner who spends his days pretending to be on a BBC show. — Lisa Lutz
You've read half the books in this house? This whole house?" "Well, approximately half." Sticky said. "To be more accurate, I suppose I've read more… — Trenton Lee Stewart
Good people protect people they love even if that means that pretending that everything is okay. — Ron McLarty
Emma was no asleep, she was pretending to be asleep; and, while he was dozing off at her side, she lay awake, dreaming other dreams. — Gustave Flaubert
And I would do it again. I love you, Jace Wayland-Herondale-Lightwood-whatever you want to call yourself. I don't care. I love you and I will… — Cassandra Clare
I thought you were supposed to be pretending I don’t exist, not irritating me to death. — Stephenie Meyer
What’s so phony nowadays is all this familiarity. Pretending there isn’t any difference between people —well, like you were saying about minorities, this morning. If… — Christopher Isherwood
I think I could be a perfectly decent cat. I've been around cats long enough to know what the rules of being a cat are.… — Neil Gaiman
No one can remain married today because they are not married to the one they love, they are married to their sacrifice, and pretending to… — Sister Souljah
Maybe if you spend your life pretending you're on a movie set, you don't ever have to admit that the walls are made out of… — Jodi Picoult
David's mother would often tell him stories were alive. They weren't alive in the way people were alive,or even dogs or cats. People were alive… — John Connolly
Even when I'm alone I have real good company — dreams and imaginations and pretendings. I like to be alone now and then, just to… — Lucy Maud Montgomery
Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man, and our politicians take… — Bertrand Russell
Oooh!" Bill squealed. "Very rococo." "So, I'm really doing this? I'm just going to go down there and pretend--" (Luce) "No pretending." Bill shook his… — Lauren Kate
Because it's simple, I love you, and I don't want to keep pretending like I don't. -Rose to Dimitri — Richelle Mead
I love it here in Boston and I love studying medicine. But it’s not home. Dublin is home. Being back with you felt like home.… — Cecelia Ahern
Mrs Forrester ... sat in state, pretending not to know what cakes were sent up, though she knew, and we knew, and she knew that… — Elizabeth Gaskell
Because sometimes when things are going really well, we find the one thing we're pretending we're not looking for. — Susan Mallery
The Navy is a master plan designed by geniuses for execution by idiots. If you are not an idiot, but find yourself in the Navy,… — Herman Wouk
I can't help comparing what I have with Gale to what I'm pretending to have with Peeta. How I never question Gale's motives while I… — Suzanne Collins

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