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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 loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real."
— Margery Williams
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
A tender definition of being Real that has nothing to do with how something is made. It happens through being loved for a long time, and not merely used for play. The idea is that worth grows out of devotion and shared time.
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