Rush Rebadavia

“(As human beings) We see everything everything in a glass, darkly. Sometimes we can peer through the glass and catch a glimpse of what is on the other side. If we were to polish the glass clean, we'd see much more. But then we would no longer see ourselves.”
― Jostein Gaarder, Through a Glass, Darkly

“The liberator who destroys my property is fighting to save my spirit. The teacher who clears all possessions from my path will set me free.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club

“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.”
― Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit

“Once you are real you can't become unreal again. It lasts for always.”
― Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit