Margery Williams Quotes

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.

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.

...because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand.

When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real.