{"text":"To ‘pretend’ is to say that I’m willing to waste the precious energy that it takes to pretend, and I’m unwilling to cultivate the bravery that it takes to be real. And I am at a complete loss to pretend that either of these aren’t true.","author":"Craig D. Lounsbrough","tags":["authentic","authenticity","avoid","avoidance","brave","bravery","denial","fake","false","fear","forthright","frank","honest","honesty","pretend","real","truth","truthful"],"id":15465,"author_id":"Craig+D.+Lounsbrough"}