“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 the 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.” PeopleHas BeensRealMatterEyeHairUglyJointsChildren's BooksReal YouCatchyShabbyWedding CeremonyChildren's LiteratureChildren BookChildren LiteratureWriting Children's BooksBecoming Real Book:The Velveteen Rabbit: Or, How Toys Become Real Source: The Velveteen Rabbit: Or, How Toys Become Real
“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, and his brown spots faded. He even began to lose his shape, and he scarcely looked like a rabbit any more, except to the Boy. To him he was always beautiful, and that was all that the little Rabbit cared about. 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.” PeopleMindLittlesMadeRealMatterHardBeautifulLosesBoysMagicWeekGrewShapesEarsSpotsBrownGreyRabbitsFadedNurseryShabbyWhiskers Book:The Velveteen Rabbit Source: The Velveteen Rabbit
“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, a real tear, trickled down his little shabby velvet nose and fell to the ground.” IfsLittlesRealUseLosesTearsNosesVelvetShabby Book:The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Became Real Source: The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Became Real
