“"Teddy — I suppose Mummy and Daddy are real, aren't they?"
Teddy said, "You ask such silly questions, David. Nobody knows what 'real' really means. Let's go indoors."
"First I'm going to have another rose!" Plucking a bright pink flower, he carried it with him into the house. It could lie on the pillow as he went to sleep. Its beauty and softness reminded him of Mummy.”

—  Brian W. Aldiss , book Super-Toys Last All Summer Long

Super-Toys Last All Summer Long (1969)

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British science fiction author 1925–2017

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