"He didn't mind how he looked to other……" — Margery Williams
"He didn't mind how he looked to other people, because the nursery magic had made him Real, and when you are Real shabbiness doesn't matter."
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Margery Williams
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15 Quotes by Margery Williams
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It doesn't happen all at once. You become. It takes a long time.
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When you are Real, shabbiness doesn't matter.
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Real isn't how you are made... It's a thing that happens to you.
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Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out…
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Real isn't how you are made. It's a thing that happens to you. Sometimes it hurts, but when you are…
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Weeks passed, and the little Rabbit grew very old and shabby, but the Boy loved him just as much. He…
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[O]nce you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand." - The Skin Horse from The…
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When you are Real you don't mind being hurt.
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Once you are real you can't become unreal again. It lasts for always.
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When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then…
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Real isn't how you are made," said the Skin Horse. "It's a thing that happens to you. When a child…
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Of what use was it to be loved and lose one's beauty and become Real if it all ended like…
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