39 Pretend Quotes For Inspiration

In a world that often demands seriousness and realism, the power of imagination and play cannot be overstated. Fictional quotes—those devised for stories, films, or simply dreamt up—hold a unique charm, offering a burst of inspiration wrapped in creativity. They invite us to view life through a different lens and revel in the possibilities that stretch beyond the mundane. In this post, we've curated a collection of the top 39 pretend quotes that promise to ignite your imagination and spark a sense of wonder. Get ready to dive into a realm where the boundary between reality and fantasy blurs, and let these quotes inspire you to dream, create, and live with a bit more whimsy.

1. “We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” - Kurt Vonnegut

2. “Perhaps it's impossible to wear an identity without becoming what you pretend to be.” - Orson Scott Card

3. “I thought what I'd do was I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes.” - J.D. Salinger

4. “Never trust someone that claims they care nothing of what society thinks of them. Instead of conquering obstacles, they simply pretend they don't exist.” - Tiffany Madison

5. “They spent the first three years of school getting you to pretend stuff and then the rest of it marking you down if you did the same thing.” - Margaret Atwood

6. “You’ll tell yourself anything you have to, to pretend that you’re still the one in control.” - Jodi Picoult

7. “I could pretend that I was okI wind around the parties, drink in handI could pretend when you went awayThat I had changed and I no longer hear the band” - Corinne Bailey Rae

8. “Bring on all the pretenders!” - Taylor Swift

9. “The best way to not get your heart broken, is pretending you don't have one.” - Charlie Sheen

10. “Pretend I asked, now answer the question...” - Laurell K. Hamilton

11. “If I behave as though this is a completely normal situation, then maybe it will be ...” - Sophie Kinsella

12. “Panic ain't better than pretending not to feel so.” - Toba Beta

13. “There is no use of pretending in front of people who had repented pretending to be someone else.” - Toba Beta

14. “You don't look fake when you unconsciously pretend.” - Toba Beta

15. “And that was the greatest heartbreak of all- no matter how spectacular we want our children to be, no matter how perfect we pretend they are, they are bound to disappoint. As it turns out, kids are more like us than we think: damaged, through and through.” - Jodi Picoult

16. “I don't know if they're really like everybody else, or if they're able to pretend they are.” - Madeleine L'Engle

17. “It was so nice just to live in the moment, to enjoy holding him so closely, to pretend for a little while that they were merely two young people in love and nothing else.” - Melissa de la Cruz

18. “Human has the ability to believe in something wrong as if it is true.” - Toba Beta

19. “I often find that people confuse inner peace with some sense of insensibility whenever something goes wrong. In such cases inner peace is a permit for destruction: The unyielding optimist will pretend that the forest is not burning either because he is too lazy or too afraid to go and put the fire out.” - Criss Jami

20. “It's like pretending to be Santa and then stabbing someone with a candy cane!” - J.B. Stanley

21. “You could pretend at anytime,but please not when laughing.” - Toba Beta

22. “Smell shit when one's bragging.” - Toba Beta

23. “I know you're a fool, Jim Hardy, but for heaven's sake pretend you're not for five minutes.” - L.M. Montgomery

24. “Don't. Don't let's pretend when there's no one around.” - Suzanne Collins

25. “I don't pretend to love someone who hurts me.I do something that prevent us hurting each other.” - Toba Beta

26. “There are things that make no sense,that seem unreal,that can’t be grasped or understoodor explained,that maybe don’t even exist…And still, somehow, those wonderful things touch and change our lives.Isn’t it strange?” - Richelle E. Goodrich

27. “Don't pretend to comfort me, my friend. I might also pretend to not let you down.” - Toba Beta

28. “Chameleonesque, hobbitish, unicorned, stompled, selfishism, and unwakeable may not be real words, but you do know what they mean.” - Richelle E. Goodrich

29. “It's easier to fake it. When you fake it for sixteen years, it becomes part of you, something you don't think about.” - Alex Flinn

30. “Life is an act—most of it, anyway. Get out there today and pretend you’re in charge, for goodness’ sake. Do you hear me? Lift up your head and pretend.” A flicker of a smile passed over her face. “It’s the secret to everything.” - Kate Alcott

31. “Deciding denial was the better part of valor, CK pretended nothing was out of the ordinary.” - Judy Teel

32. “Let's pretend for just one moment that could actually happen. You close your eyes and I'll close mine and let's dream the same dream across the Atlantic, lighting up the darkness between us. Can you see it, Stu? Can you see us up there, shining in all the black?” - Annabel Pitcher

33. “It was like when we were little kids and we played games on the ivy-covered hillside in the backyard. We were warriors and wizards and angels and high elves and that was our reality. If someone said, Isn’t it cute, look at them playing, we would have smiled back, humoring them, but it wasn’t playing. It was transformation. It was our own world. Our own rules.” - Francesca Lia Block

34. “We live in a world full of people who are satisfied with pretending to be someone they are not.” - Tommy Tran

35. “I don't pretend to know everything; I just only speak on matters I know I'll win.” - Criss Jami

36. “I buried my head under the darkness of the pillow and pretended it was night. I couldn't see the point of getting up. I had nothing to look forward to.” - Sylvia Plath

37. “I pretend he doesn’t exist, and he does the same with me.” - Ida Løkås

38. “We live through the belief of children...Regicide is suicide, citizens. Inscribe that in your hearts. The Great Pretend is a fragile construct.” - Bill Willingham

39. “Was she acting entirely consciously? No: women are always sincere, even in the midst of their most shocking duplicities, because it is always some natural emotion which dominates them. Perhaps, having given this young man such a hold on her, by having openly demonstrated her affection for him, Delphine was merely responding to a sense of personal dignity, which led her either to revoke any concessions she might have made or, at least, to enjoy suspending them. Even at the very moment when passion seizes her, it is perfectly natural for a Parisian woman to delay her final fall, as a way of testing the heart of the man into whose hands she is about to deliver herself and her future!” - Honoré de Balzac