Perhaps it's impossible to wear an identity without becoming what you pretend to be. -Ender's Game
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Pretending to be someone eventually makes you that person.
- In plain terms
- If you act like someone, you will become them.
- What can you take from it?
- Acting as if changes who you become.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you become what you pretend to be?
- Can you fake character?
Another view
Sometimes pretense can become a harmful mask.
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