Pretending Quotes

811 Pretending quotes by 582 unique authors

All mortals tend to turn into the thing they are pretending to be. This is elementary — C.S. Lewis
When you aren't sincere you need to pretend, and by pretending you end up believing yourself; that's the basic principle of every faith. — Alberto Moravia
We need an ally of Mydogg's or Gentian's pretending to be among the most loyal allies of the king,' Brigan said. 'Shouldn't be so hard,… — Kristin Cashore
It's always hard to remember love - years pass and you say to yourself, Was I really in love, or was I just kidding myself?… — Nora Ephron
Pretending to drink coffee was similar to faking an orgasm. — Darynda Jones
In short? It is exhausting being me. Pretending to be normal is draining and requires amazing amounts of energy and Xanax. — Jenny Lawson
It wasn't that she was different from all the other girls at Jackson. That was obvious. It was that she made me realize how much… — Kami Garcia
New Rule: You're never going to pick up women at a coffee shop pretending to be working on your laptop. You don't look like you're… — Bill Maher
Shutting your eyes and pretending something's not happening doesn't make it not true, Jace. — Cassandra Clare
I brought you the truth about our city and the reason we are in it. If you aren't thanking me for it, you should at… — Veronica Roth
Some people have a foolish way of not minding, or pretending not to mind, what they eat. For my part, I mind my belly very… — Samuel Johnson
Forgiveness is taking seriously the awfulness of what has happened when you are treated unfairly. Forgiveness is not pretending that things are other than the… — Desmond Tutu
Understanding the past requires pretending that you don't know the present. — Paul Fussell
Because of jealousy you are in constant suffering; you become mean to others. And because of jealousy you start becoming phony, because you start pretending.… — Rajneesh
There is no such thing as a perfect leader either in the past or present, in China or elsewhere. If there is one, he is… — Unknown Author
There was a time when I believed in the story and the scheme of salvation, so far as I could understand it, just as I… — H.G. Wells
A soulmate is someone who has locks that fit our keys, and keys to fit our locks. When we feel safe enough to open the… — Richard Bach
Acting is pretending to be someone else. — Anna Paquin
Definitely in voice-over, you have to be completely uninhibited. More than that, you have to put yourself back into the enjoyment of pretending. — Molly Quinn
Authoritarianism is not pretending anymore to be a real alternative to democracy, but we can see many more authoritarian practices and styles basically being smuggled… — Ivan Krastev
I feel really lucky that I grew up pretending to be a spy for my whole childhood. — Daryl Sabara
My memoir is about my time in film and the decision to leave Hollywood, grow up, and stop pretending. — Lisa Jakub
George Bush ran a campaign where he bragged about being an anti-intellectual, dismissing his Harvard and Yale pedigree, pretending he was an American every day,… — Michael Eric Dyson
As a child, one of my defense mechanisms was to try to be funny. My mom tried to nurture that by putting me in acting… — Ian Gomez
Back in college, I remember shooting stupid videos with my friends. It would be us going around town in capes pretending we were superheroes. — Anders Holm

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