As a blogger, Chez Pazienza is filled with outrage, passion and insight -- delivered with a distinctive point of view, a wicked sense of humor, and a two-fisted style of prose. In Dead Star Twilight, he turns all these on himself -- and produces a fierce, funny, disturbing, but ultimately uplifting memoir. This is the book A Million Little Pieces dreamed of being.

Those who have matured spiritually, now put service to others at the center of their quest and of their lives.

I'm much more creative when I've actually taken care of myself.

Increasingly, staying in the middle class - let alone aspiring to become middle class - is becoming a game of chance.

Happiness is dealing with setbacks with more grace, understanding and acceptance

It's important to remember that the future of quality journalism is not dependent on the future of newspapers. The discussion needs to move from "How do we save newspapers?" to "How do we save and strengthen journalism?" - however it is delivered.

I'm passionate. I find if I really believe something, I want to put my entire being behind it.