“I'm not like them, but I can pretend.”
“Everyone thinks I'm so strong. They expect me to face autumns and winters like that and bitch-slap them down; make them come to heel. I'm not so strong. I only pretend.”
“The truth is .. I'm okay with people not liking me. I'm not okay with them pretending that they do. Keep it real. Everybody ain't for everybody.”
“It's possible to pretend I'm someone other than who I am, and if I pretend long enough, I can believe it.”
“I may not look like much, but I'm an expert at pretending to be a ninja.”
“When I write I pretend I'm telling a story to someone in the room and I don't want them to get up until I'm finished.”