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A dog is like a person—he needs a job and a family to be what he’s meant to be.

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Andrew Vachss
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: October 19
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Andrew Henry Vachss
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It's the family you choose that counts.
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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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If a train is coming at you, closing your eyes won't save you ... but if you look right at it, you at least have a chance to jump.
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The idea that you're not a writer until you're published is a lie.
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A free press doesn't mean it's not a tame press.
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If love would die along with death, this life wouldn't be so hard.
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