229 Quotes About Pretend

Sometimes we have to pretend that we don’t care in order to protect ourselves from the fact that we do. And the thing that we have to pretend the most is that this actually works.

Knowing to do the right thing, but playing stupid to oblige to it, is still lying.

I must confess, that myheart is like a frozen lake,only pretends to be firm, to shroud its tearful ache.So tread over this heart, as often as you like,but one of these days,if it feels your warmth strike;its cold, thin surfacewill abruptly break asunder,and then it won’t resist from pulling you deep under.

Because at the end of the day, it doesn’t matter whether the story’s true or not. What matters is the care that’s been put into the story. The love. If something is pretend, that usually means someone has taken the time to build a story for you to live in. And building stories takes a lot of work. And, yes, there will come a time when you’ll see the story isn’t true. But the intentions behind it? Completely true. The love behind it? Also true.

Perhaps it's impossible to wear an identity without becoming what you pretend to be.

Everyone changes so slowly, they don't even know that they have. And everyone likes to pretend that things are just the same yet they look at you like you could bring something back that's supposed to already be here. But home is a time. Not just a place.

I have always been quite good at falling in love, but I don’t pretend to know anything about literal happily ever afters. 

You have to pretend like you know what you’re doing before you know what you’re doing.

My dad and I both refuse to patronize the number-one-ranked Curryland, despite the statistical significance of the additional seven five-star reviews in their favor, because as a rule we avoid restaurants that rely on a theme, especially one as nonsensical as pretending that each customer is a tourist in a mythical place called Curryland.