“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.”
This timeless tale follows the adventures of a velveteen rabbit who longs to be real. Through the love and care of a little boy, the rabbit undergoes a magical transformation, exploring themes of love, imagination, and the passage of time. more
“Someone once told me love isn’t perfect—or predictable.”
“There’s nothing like emotional bondage to create the conditions for Ruinous Empathy.”
“To be empathetic is a value, but to make someone feel empathetic is a skill.”
“I saw myself in him so clearly that I did not see him at all”