“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”
“I could pretend, at least, and if I pretended long enough, maybe I could make it into a reality.”
“Could you attempt, at least, to make yourself presentable? I know this is a war, but the rest of us are trying to pretend it's a party.”
“How many days was I like that? Pretending to listen, but not hearing a word? Pretending to care when I hated it all? Pretending to live when I was dying inside?”
“and whenever I had menstral cramps, I could just pretend that Voldemort was close.”
“I could never pretend something I didn't feel. I could never make love if I didn't love, and if I loved I could no more hide the fact than change the color of my eyes.”