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Quotation from The Velveteen Rabbit by 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 long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real."”

Margery Williams (spoken by Skin Horse)

The Velveteen Rabbit, Skin Horses teaching (1922)

Portrait of Margery Williams

Definition of Real. — verified against the library Gutenberg text.

Citation: ""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 long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real."" — Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit, Skin Horses teaching (1922). (id the-velveteen-rabbit-q2)

Portrait: The Velveteen Rabbit pg 1, Margery Williams, Public domain.

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