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title: "25 Darkness Quotes By Marianne Williamson"
description: "25 Darkness quotes by Marianne Williamson. Plus more from Marianne Williamson and more Darkness sayings from other authors."
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> [If you want to end darkness you cannot beat it with a baseball bat, you have to turn on a light.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/if-you-want-to-end-darkness-you-cannot-beat-it-with-a-baseball-bat/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

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> [When our minds are filled with light, there is no room for darkness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/when-our-minds-are-filled-with-light-there-is-no-room-for-darkness/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

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> [It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/it-is-our-light-not-our-darkness-that-most-frightens-us/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

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> [There can be no darkness where I provide the light.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/there-can-be-no-darkness-where-i-provide-the-light/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

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> [Light is to darkness what love is to fear; in the presence of one the other disappears.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/light-is-to-darkness-what-love-is-to-fear-in-the-presence-of-one-the/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

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> [You will fear the darkness only to the extent that you yourself are not providing light.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/you-will-fear-the-darkness-only-to-the-extent-that-you-yourself-are/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

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> [Until we have seen someone's darkness, we don't really know who they are. Until we have forgiven someone's darkness, we don't really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/until-we-have-seen-someone-s-darkness-we-don-t-really-know-who-they-2/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

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> [With every prayer and every thought of love, we release the light that will cast out darkness. One light alone seems small…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/with-every-prayer-and-every-thought-of-love-we-release-the-light-that/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

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> [“Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/our-deepest-fear-is-that-we-are-powerful-beyond-measure-it-is-our/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

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> [We aren't bodies at all; who we are is the love inside us, and it is that love alone that determines our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/we-aren-t-bodies-at-all-who-we-are-is-the-love-inside-us-and-it-is/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

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> [Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/our-deepest-fear-is-not-that-we-are-inadequate-our-deepest-fear-is-15/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

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> [Darkness is merely the absence of light, and fear is merely the absence of love. If we want to be rid of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/darkness-is-merely-the-absence-of-light-and-fear-is-merely-the/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

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> [Once the light of our awareness is cast on any darkness, then it cannot hide and it cannot remain. Such is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/once-the-light-of-our-awareness-is-cast-on-any-darkness-then-it/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

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> [Our spiritual mission is not to ignore the darkness, but to bring light TO the darkness. Ignoring darkness does not dispel it;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/our-spiritual-mission-is-not-to-ignore-the-darkness-but-to-bring/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

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> [“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/our-deepest-fear-is-not-that-we-are-inadequate-our-deepest-fear-is/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

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> [Personal growth can be painful, because it can make us feel ashamed and humiliated to face our own darkness. But our spiritual…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/personal-growth-can-be-painful-because-it-can-make-us-feel-ashamed/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

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> [Every time we focus on someone else's darkness, we are blocking our own view of the light. We think the person we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/every-time-we-focus-on-someone-else-s-darkness-we-are-blocking-our/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

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> [“It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us...There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/it-is-our-light-not-our-darkness-that-most-frightens-us-there-s/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

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> [Until we have met the monsters in ourselves, we keep trying to slay them in the outer world. And we find that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/until-we-have-met-the-monsters-in-ourselves-we-keep-trying-to-slay/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

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> [God would have us move to the highest level of our nature, and that means that we need to understand that our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/god-would-have-us-move-to-the-highest-level-of-our-nature-and-that/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

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> [“How odd that we spend so much time treating the darkness, and so little time seeking the light. The ego loves to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/how-odd-that-we-spend-so-much-time-treating-the-darkness-and-so/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

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> [The choice to follow love through to its completion is the choice to seek completion within ourselves. The point at which we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/the-choice-to-follow-love-through-to-its-completion-is-the-choice-to/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

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> [The universe is wired with the electricity of God, &amp; each of us is a lamp. It doesn't matter the size or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/the-universe-is-wired-with-the-electricity-of-god-each-of-us-is-a/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

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> [Chaos often fosters the greatest creativity. Breakdowns often precede the greatest breakthroughs. And when the pain is greatest is often when we're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/chaos-often-fosters-the-greatest-creativity-breakdowns-often-precede/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

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> [Healing works through a kind of detox: things have got to come up in order to be released. That is true of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/healing-works-through-a-kind-of-detox-things-have-got-to-come-up-in/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

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## More by Marianne Williamson

> [The goal of spiritual practice is full recovery, and the only thing you need to recover from is a fractured sense of self.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/the-goal-of-spiritual-practice-is-full-recovery-and-the-only-thing/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

> [I can't say that there are 'things' that make me come alive. There are thoughts that make me come alive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/i-can-t-say-that-there-are-things-that-make-me-come-alive-there-are/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

> [The reason so many of us are obsessed with becoming stars is because we are not yet starring in our own lives. The cosmic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/the-reason-so-many-of-us-are-obsessed-with-becoming-stars-is-because/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

> [Great people are not people who have never fallen down. Greatness has to do with how you get back up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/great-people-are-not-people-who-have-never-fallen-down-greatness-has/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

> [I feel that if your soul was branded by the sixties, you never lost the brand. It's like going into a nightclub and having…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/i-feel-that-if-your-soul-was-branded-by-the-sixties-you-never-lost/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

> [Until we have met the monsters in ourselves, we keep trying to slay them in the outer world. And we find that we cannot.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/until-we-have-met-the-monsters-in-ourselves-we-keep-trying-to-slay/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

> [No matter how sad we might be, the universe is still planning our happiness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/no-matter-how-sad-we-might-be-the-universe-is-still-planning-our/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

> [Love is who we are, and when we deviate from that love we're deviating from our ultimate, essential, eternal reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/love-is-who-we-are-and-when-we-deviate-from-that-love-we-re-deviating/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

> [For many, many people, getting married is one of the most important things they will ever do in the pursuit of happiness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/for-many-many-people-getting-married-is-one-of-the-most-important/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

> [As all of us are only too aware, the loud and frantic voices of the outer world easily drown out the small, still loving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/as-all-of-us-are-only-too-aware-the-loud-and-frantic-voices-of-the/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

> [It is not too late. You are not too old. You are right on time-And you are better than you know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/it-is-not-too-late-you-are-not-too-old-you-are-right-on-time-and-you/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

> [I tell my mother I went to God in spite of my religious education. I feel that my religious education was inadequate, but that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/i-tell-my-mother-i-went-to-god-in-spite-of-my-religious-education-i/)

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> [You don't have to be a spiritual seeker, you can be a businessman dealing with the revolution in computers. You could be a congressman,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/you-don-t-have-to-be-a-spiritual-seeker-you-can-be-a-businessman/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

> [Dear God, I surrender this thought to you, for I would see the miracle that lies behind it. Amen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/dear-god-i-surrender-this-thought-to-you-for-i-would-see-the-miracle/)

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> [Sex is not the ultimate high, but the ultimate high hangs out around sex. The ultimate high is the dance with another person, played…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/sex-is-not-the-ultimate-high-but-the-ultimate-high-hangs-out-around/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

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