There's something liberating about not pretending. Dare to embarrass yourself. Risk.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
To pretend, I actually do the thing: I have therefore only pretended to pretend.
If you're gonna pretend to be something, then you have to at least live up to what it is.
What is it in us that makes us feel the need to keep pretending... we gotta let ourselves be.
We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.
Pretending is the basis of civilised society, and it is sometimes necessary for all of us. Without it we are nothing more than a pack of snarling dogs.
Being is like pretending.
There are occasions when I've pretended to be in a firefight, and then there are people who have really been in a firefight. Clearly it's absolutely ridiculous, and even disrespectful, to suggest that I understand what that is.
I'm not pretending to be ingenuous; I know what I'm doing.
It's amazing how many things you can do when you're just pretending.
I'm really good at pretending.