“Until we have met the monsters in ourselves, we keep trying to slay them in the outer world. And we find that we cannot. For all darkness in the world stems from darkness in the heart. And it is there that we must do our work.”

—  Marianne Williamson

Source: Everyday Grace: Having Hope, Finding Forgiveness And Making Miracles

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