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Our barriers to love are rarely consciously chosen. They are our efforts to protect the places where the heart is bruised.

Marianne Williamson

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Marianne Williamson
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: July 8
Author
Peace Activist
Philanthropist
Politician
Writer
Houston
Texas
Marianne Deborah Williamson
Effort
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Heart
Consciously
Love
Barriers
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Rarely
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Places
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