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The desire for transcendence is intimately connected with the desire for creativity. It is just as essential to who and what we are.

Marianne Williamson

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