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«The only good in pretending is the fun we get out of fooling ourselves that we fool somebody»
«The thing with pretending you're in a good mood is that sometimes you can»
Author: Charles de Lint | Keywords: mood, pretending
«There's something liberating about not pretending. Dare to embarrass yourself. Risk.»
«That's what real love amounts to- letting a person be what he really is. Most people love you for who you pretend to be. To keep their love, you keep pretending- performing. You get to love your pretence. It's true, we're locked in an image, an act-»
«Popularity comes from allowing yourself to be bored by people while pretending to enjoy it.»
«We are all pretending The important thing is to maintain a straight face.»
«Modesty: the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.»
«There is no easy formula for determining right and wrong livelihood, but it is essential to keep the question alive. To return the sense of dignity and honor to manhood, we have to stop pretending that we can make a living at something that is trivial or destructive and still have sense of legitimate self-worth. A society in which vocation and job are separated for most people gradually creates an economy that is often devoid of spirit, one that frequently fills our pocketbooks at the cost of emptying our souls.»
«I think someone should have had the decency to tell me the luncheon was free. To make someone run out with potato salad in his hand, pretending he's throwing up, is not what I call hospitality.»
«The world wags on with three things: doing, undoing, and pretending»
Author: Proverb | Keywords: pretending, undoing, wags

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