A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely. —Roald Dahl

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A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.

ROALD DAHL

British novelist

COMMENTS

Sue from Pa OCTOBER 25, 2017
Thanks for this
Anonymous MARCH 31, 2017
Refreshing me. Thanks.
DJ from Detroit AUGUST 13, 2016
I wish everyone thought this way
Roxanne from Texas AUGUST 12, 2016
We all have friends whose faces shine like sunbeams. I thank God for them!
Pauline from Arizona AUGUST 8, 2016
I love this quote.. as a teacher I will share with my character counts students grade 3rd-5th

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