Nature of man Quote by John Osborne

“Why don't we have a little game? Let's pretend that we're human beings, and that we're actually alive.”

— John Osborne

Let's pretend that we're human beings and that we're actually alive.

— John Osborne

We are never more fully alive, more completely ourselves, or more deeply engrossed in anything than when we are playing

— Charles E. Schaefer

We are never more fully alive, more completely ourselves, or more deeply engrossed in anything, than when we are at play.

— Charles Schaefer

“We may have fun, but we are in joy. In true joy, the ecstatic nature of human existence comes to expression. We are created…

— Jurgen Moltmann

Pretending can be a bold form of experimentation and inventiveness. In pretending joy or happiness, we may discover or enhance our capacity for it.

— Harriet Lerner

The problem of pretending to be alive.

— Graham Greene

“I. This is not a game. II. Here and now, you are alive”

— Terry Pratchett

“In this world we are all pretenders, and Society is our game”

— Lucas Sterk

“I want to explore what it means to be human, but not just the most extreme elements of humanity. The quiet moments. The times…

— A. Lee Martinez

I just have an enthusiasm for life.

— Lou Holtz