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“Youth hasn't got anything to do with chronological age. It's times of hope and happiness.”
― Crossing to Safety
― Crossing to Safety
“Nothing is so safe as habit, even when habit is faked.”
― Crossing to Safety
― Crossing to Safety
“Do we respond only to people who seem to find us interesting?”
― Crossing to Safety
― Crossing to Safety
“It is love and friendship, the sanctity and celebration of our relationships, that not only support a good life, but create one. Through friendships, we spark and inspire one another's ambitions.”
― Crossing to Safety
― Crossing to Safety
“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.'
'Does it hurt?' asked the Rabbit.
'Sometimes,' said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful. 'When you are Real you don't mind being hurt.'
'Does it happen all at once, like being wound up,' he asked, 'or bit by bit?'
'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 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.”
― The Velveteen Rabbit
'Does it hurt?' asked the Rabbit.
'Sometimes,' said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful. 'When you are Real you don't mind being hurt.'
'Does it happen all at once, like being wound up,' he asked, 'or bit by bit?'
'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 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.”
― The Velveteen Rabbit
Suzanne’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Suzanne’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
180 books
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93 friends
99 books
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61 friends
68 books
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60 friends
10 books
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108 friends
1,200 books
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290 friends
11 books
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16 friends
224 books
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292 friends
3,105 books
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63 friends
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