The Velveteen Rabbit (2009)

Matthew Harbour: Toby

Quotes 

• Toby : You were right, Rabbit. Love makes us real.

• [first lines] 

  [sound of train station noises and chatter] 

  Toby : [staring at train]  Whoa.

  John : Toby. Stay with me.

• Mom : [holding on to a bicycle]  I'm going to hold on to the saddle until you're ready for me to let go again.

  Toby : I didn't know you could do this, Nana.

  Mom : Oh, I wasn't aware of many things I could do until recently.

• [last lines] 

  Toby : [swings at and hits a baseball]  I hit it! I hit it! Yeah, I hit it! I can't believe it!

  John : Okay, go!

  [Toby runs off happily to find the ball. Nana throws it back. Snow begins to fly. The camera focuses on the live rabbit, who is watching from a ledge in the distance] 

• [from deleted scene] 

  John : [to Toby]  Now I'll be gone in a few weeks. New York is practically next door. And remember you are a little gentleman. Your grandmother will not tolerate any misbehavior. Same rules we have at home. I was here as well

  Toby : Yes, father. Will I see you at Christmas?

  John : That won't be possible.

• John : [to Toby]  Remember you are a little gentleman. Your grandmother will not tolerate any misbehavior

  Toby : Yes, father. Will I see you at Christmas?

  John : That won't be possible.

  [Toby starts to cry, a bit] 

  John : No tears.

  [John ends the conservation with Toby as he stands up] 

  John : [to Ellen]  I'll see you in a few weeks.

  [John leaves to get back aboard on the train] 

• [Toby enters Grandmother Ellen's house. Ellen enters as well] 

  Grandmother Ellen : I do not permit ruining in the house. Wet shoes are to be left in the foyer.

  [From Toby's point-of-view, he sees a picture of John and his mother in a wedding] 

  Grandmother Ellen : [offscreen]  Jackets are to be hung up. And meals are to be eaten in the kitchen.

  Toby : Yes, ma'am. You have a nice house.

  Grandmother Ellen : Let's keep it that way, shall be? My bridge group is arriving any minute. You may stay quietly upstairs until dinnertime.