Air Quote by Grace Dent

Right before I decided to come out, I went on a spiritual retreat called 'Changing the Inner Dialogue of Your Subconscious Mind.' I'd never…

— Ellen DeGeneres

I once found myself driving, smoking a cigar, taking notes, and talking on the phone at the same time. I only became completely aware…

— Gene Weingarten

Secretly listening to peoples conversations while pretending that you're busy doing something else.

— Anonymous

Pretending to do something on my phone to avoid eye contact with strangers.

— Ritu Ghatourey

I was a precocious child.

— Pippa Evans

I remember feeling the energy of people. That stuck with me. Understanding that I could stand behind a mic and captivate people. I was…

— Bazzi

When I first moved to London, I used to pretend to be on the phone. I used to talk about stuff that was going…

— Jorja Smith

Being so alone and so silent for so long gave me the opportunity to see how our brains actually work. I think of that…

— Cheryl Strayed

I was raised by a single psychologist mother and we spent every evening sitting at the kitchen table and dissecting our emotions and speculating…

— Annie Baker

We didn't have a phone when I was a kid, and I was too shy to smash any public phones, and our town didn't…

— Anonymous

I explain to everyone I deal with-co-workers, children, friends-that I'm transitionally challenged and they should call me on my cell phone if I'm even…

— Martha Beck

Like many kids, I used to pretend all sorts of things. I would climb into a tree and imagine that I was on an…

— Mohsin Hamid