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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

Andrew Vachss

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Andrew Vachss
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: October 19
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New York City
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Andrew Henry Vachss
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If love would die along with death, this life wouldn't be so hard.
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The Humane Society of America thinks Michael Vick should have a dog. I think whoever's in charge there should have a lobotomy.
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Most investigators don't even know what the word means. You stop the cops from using informants and the only crimes they'd ever solve would be those by deranged postal workers who come to work once too often.
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Camouflage doesn't help when the other guy is willing to defoliate the whole jungle.
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Family' is not just a biological word, it's an an operative one.
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Cats are the lap-dancers of the animal world. Soon as you stop shelling out, they move on, find another lap. They're furry little sociopaths. Pretty and slick -- in love with themselves. When's the last time you saw a seeing-eye cat?
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Two rules: You enter without breaking. And you remember that nobody misses what you don't take.
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Victimizers of children are the enemies of any so-called society.
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People are pushing against the fabric of society all the time.
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Fear is an enemy that can be killed only at close range. The closest range of all is intimacy. The deeper the fear is embedded in one’s spirit, the more vulnerable it is.
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It's the family you choose that counts.
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Even if sheep could talk, they'd never ask questions.
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I don't take advances for my books.
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When you hunt predators, the best camouflage is weakness.
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