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Be he the first to stand or the last, a man must stand, the father had told his adoring son. And if there is only one man, then that man must stand alone. ~Thomas to Bruce Wayne

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Andrew Vachss
Age: 81
Born: 1942
Born: October 19
Author
Lawyer
Novelist
Poet Lawyer
Writer
New York City
New York
Andrew Henry Vachss
Men
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Alone
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Bruce
Father
Wayne
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Thomas
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