“Sometimes people are beautiful.
Not in looks.
Not in what they say.
Just in what they are.”

—  Markus Zusak

Variant: Sometimes people are beautiful.
Not in looks.
Not in what they say.
Just in what they are.
Source: I Am the Messenger

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Australian author 1975

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