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> [Weeks passed, and the little Rabbit grew very old and shabby, but the Boy loved him just as much. He loved him so hard that he loved all his whiskers off, and the pink lining to his ears turned grey,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margery-williams/weeks-passed-and-the-little-rabbit-grew-very-old-and-shabby-but-the/)

[Margery Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margery-williams/)

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## More by Margery Williams

> ['What is REAL?' asked the Rabbit one day, 'Does it mean having things that buzz inside you and a stick-out handle?''Real isn't how you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margery-williams/what-is-real-asked-the-rabbit-one-day-does-it-mean-having-things-that/)

[Margery Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margery-williams/)

> [Of what use was it to be loved and lose one's beauty and become Real if it all ended like this? And a tear,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margery-williams/of-what-use-was-it-to-be-loved-and-lose-one-s-beauty-and-become-real/)

[Margery Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margery-williams/)

> [Real isn't how you are made... It's a thing that happens to you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margery-williams/real-isn-t-how-you-are-made-it-s-a-thing-that-happens-to-you-2/)

[Margery Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margery-williams/)

> ['It doesn't happen all at once,' said the Skin Horse. 'You become. It takes a long time. That's why it doesn't happen often to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margery-williams/it-doesn-t-happen-all-at-once-said-the-skin-horse-you-become-it-takes/)

[Margery Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margery-williams/)

> [“Between them all the poor little Rabbit was made to feel himself very insignificant and commonplace, and the only person who was kind to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margery-williams/between-them-all-the-poor-little-rabbit-was-made-to-feel-himself-very/)

[Margery Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margery-williams/)

> [Weeks passed, and the little Rabbit grew very old and shabby, but the Boy loved him just as much. He loved him so hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margery-williams/weeks-passed-and-the-little-rabbit-grew-very-old-and-shabby-but-the/)

[Margery Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margery-williams/)

> [ \[O\]nce you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand." - The Skin Horse from The Velveteen Rabbit ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margery-williams/o-nce-you-are-real-you-can-t-be-ugly-except-to-people-who-don-t/)

[Margery Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margery-williams/)

> [“He said, " You become. It takes a long time. That's why it doesn't happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margery-williams/he-said-you-become-it-takes-a-long-time-that-s-why-it-doesn-t-happen/)

[Margery Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margery-williams/)

> [“He longed to become Real, to know what it felt like; and yet the idea of growing shabby and losing his eyes and whiskers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margery-williams/he-longed-to-become-real-to-know-what-it-felt-like-and-yet-the-idea/)

[Margery Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margery-williams/)

> [Once you are real you can't become unreal again. It lasts for always.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margery-williams/once-you-are-real-you-can-t-become-unreal-again-it-lasts-for-always/)

[Margery Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margery-williams/)

> [“Does it hurt?' asked the Rabbit. 'Sometimes,' said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful. 'When you are Real you don't mind being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margery-williams/does-it-hurt-asked-the-rabbit-sometimes-said-the-skin-horse-for-he/)

[Margery Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margery-williams/)

> [When you are Real, shabbiness doesn't matter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margery-williams/when-you-are-real-shabbiness-doesn-t-matter/)

[Margery Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margery-williams/)

> [It doesn't happen all at once. You become. It takes a long time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margery-williams/it-doesn-t-happen-all-at-once-you-become-it-takes-a-long-time/)

[Margery Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margery-williams/)

> [Real isn't how you are made," said the Skin Horse. "It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margery-williams/real-isn-t-how-you-are-made-said-the-skin-horse-it-s-a-thing-that-2/)

[Margery Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margery-williams/)

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