A Quote

[fridaypeach]

"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

Comments

[volcanotoad]

I have always loved this book and this quote in particular. I hadn't been reminded of it in years and now that I'm reading it again it takes on a very different quality. Some days I feel like the velveteen rabbit, those are damn good days. Thank you for posting this.