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The key to intimacy is the commitment to honesty and to the radical forgiveness necessary in order for honesty to be safe.

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Marianne Williamson
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: July 8
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Peace Activist
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Houston
Texas
Marianne Deborah Williamson
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