Beautiful skin, thousands of interesting souls, only a handful

Answer 1

This sentence expressed the view that good-looking skins were everywhere and the truly interesting souls were very limited.

This point of view was also common in novels because novels usually depicted the character's personality, thoughts, values, and so on. These were all important factors that had nothing to do with appearance. An interesting soul would usually resonate with the reader and cause emotional resonance to better understand and appreciate the character.

Of course, in reality, a good appearance was also very important because a person's appearance could affect others 'impression of them. However, an interesting soul was something even more precious and rare. It could allow people to better understand and approach a person, and build better interpersonal relationships.