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> [“My dear boy, looking like a thing has little to do with being a thing. Be the thing first, and you will grow to resemble it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liam-perrin/my-dear-boy-looking-like-a-thing-has-little-to-do-with-being-a-thing/)

[Liam Perrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liam-perrin/)

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## More by Liam Perrin

> [“My dear boy, looking like a thing has little to do with being a thing. Be the thing first, and you will grow to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liam-perrin/my-dear-boy-looking-like-a-thing-has-little-to-do-with-being-a-thing/)

[Liam Perrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liam-perrin/)

> [“You're cooking", said Elizabeth, and each word came out of her mouth as if it was ashamed of being in the room with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liam-perrin/you-re-cooking-said-elizabeth-and-each-word-came-out-of-her-mouth-as/)

[Liam Perrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liam-perrin/)

> [“He looked like someone pretending to be a knight, which was bad. He figured pretending to be something he actually wanted to be was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liam-perrin/he-looked-like-someone-pretending-to-be-a-knight-which-was-bad-he/)

[Liam Perrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liam-perrin/)

> [“Your heart is who you are, all else follows. Guard your heart, Thomas. Guard your heart.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liam-perrin/your-heart-is-who-you-are-all-else-follows-guard-your-heart-thomas/)

[Liam Perrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liam-perrin/)

> [“Take a guy who can walk on water, who can raise people from the dead, who can look at you and tell you what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liam-perrin/take-a-guy-who-can-walk-on-water-who-can-raise-people-from-the-dead/)

[Liam Perrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liam-perrin/)

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