"'It doesn't happen all at once,' said the……" — 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 people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in your joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand.'"
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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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He didn't mind how he looked to other people, because the nursery magic had made him Real, and when you…
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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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