Boston is an oasis in the desert, a place where the larger proportion of people are loving, rational and happy.

We hoped it would be an oasis in the desert.

I am confirmed in my division of human energies. Ambitious people climb, but faithful people build.

I had to clear up my messy life. By letting go of the debris and filth, I have come to a deeper, more soulful beauty and clarity like an oasis in the desert. From that place of clarity, a vision of what I could have, what I could do, who I could be has emerged if I allow my heart to become a place of compassion, acceptance and forgiveness.

Our sons shall not be taken from us to unlearn
 all that we have been able to teach them of charity, mercy and patience.

Disarm, disarm. The sword of murder is not the balance of justice. Blood does not wipe out dishonor, nor violence indicate possession.