A Quote by Kurt Vonnegut
We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.
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You should be careful about who you pretend to be, because who you pretend to be - is actually who you are!
I'm not dating Balthazar. I'm pretend dating him. Which involves some not pretend hand-holding. And maybe some not pretend kissing. But it's all actually pretend, see? I groaned. My explanations were making my head hurt already.
Most strikingly, 'World of Warcraft' allows you to live a veritable second life. Girls can pretend to be boys; boys can pretend to be girls; human accountants can pretend to be elven mages.
I like the stars. It's the illusion of permanence, I think. I mean, they're always flaring up and caving in and going out. But from here, I can pretend...I can pretend that things last. I can pretend that lives last longer than moments. Gods come, and gods go. Mortals flicker and flash and fade. Worlds don't last; and stars and galaxies are transient, fleeting things that twinkle like fireflies and vanish into cold and dust. But I can pretend.
What do we ask of friendship except to be taken for what we pretend to be - and without having to pretend.
It's possible to pretend I'm someone other than who I am, and if I pretend long enough, I can believe it.
Every time I hit the ball on the wall I uses to pretend I was there (Wimbledon). When I went to sleep I used to pretend I was there.
If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn't. Such is the astounding stupidity of optimism.
I don't pretend to be a great interviewer; I don't even pretend to be good at my job.
To pretend, I actually do the thing: I have therefore only pretended to pretend.
Writing is such a 'pretend' profession. Nobody is counting on you at all. You can't 'pretend' to be a lawyer or a teacher. It takes a lot of grit to continue.
While men pretend not to judge women for the way they look, we go to great lengths to pretend we don't care, either.
If you're looking for like, a pure base for your behavior on stage, maybe it's better to say, "Yeah, you're not obliged to pretend. But, you're also obliged to not pretend." So you have access to both sides, if you will. It's never a pure binary thing, but you can pretend. If you have total agency as a performer, then both are at your disposal.
Pretend like it's the weekend, ... We could pretend it all the time.
I like the stars. It's the illusion of permanence, I think. I mean, they're always flaring up and caving in and going out. But from here, I can pretend... I can pretend that things last.
I can't pretend that I'm happy or pretend to get emotional when I'm not.
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