We got this jerky sub. she don't know a thing and she's trying to teach it.

She knows she's deceiving herself about that, but she prefers to deceive herself. She desperately needs to believe such pure joy is still possible.

The most difficult thing for a wise woman to do is to pretend to be a foolish one.

She was learning that if she pretended to be weak and frightened, and dabbed at her eyes with a lacy handkerchief, she could turn aside all manner of pressing questions.

Pretend to be something you’re not until you are — fake it until you’re successful, until everybody sees you the way you want them.

She thought I hadn't seen her, but she's no good at hiding her intentions. She can't help tiptoeing around with a finger to her lips at key moments.

Sometimes I think everyone is just pretending to be brave, and none of us really are. Maybe pretending is how you get brave, I don't know.

Do you think she really believes what she's saying?"
"Sure she believes it. That's what makes her so funny.

For if by chance some woman wishes to be thought of as wise, she does nothing but show herself twice a fool.

Are you up to faking being sincere underneath faking being fake?

She keeps trying and you've got to be careful or you'll find yourself believing her, not because she seems to be telling the truth, but simply because you're tired of disbelieving her.

A tree does not try to be a koala bear. A dog does not try to be a bird. A stone does not pretend it is alive. Why should I pretend I am intelligent, or good-looking, or successful?

She hoped to be wise and reasonable in time; but alas! Alas! She must confess to herself that she was not wise yet.

Rosie crosses her arm. "That's one of those things you say to sound smart, right?" she says. "But, really, you're trying to make someone else feel stupid.