Quote

Building a mechanical device for its appearance is like putting lace on a bowling ball.

Andrew Vachss

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Andrew Vachss
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: October 19
Author
Lawyer
Novelist
Poet Lawyer
Writer
New York City
New York
Andrew Henry Vachss
Like
Device
Mechanical
Devices
Ball
Appearance
Balls
Putting
Lace
Building
Bowling

More quotes by Andrew Vachss

Image
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
Image
Roots are nice, but a tree can’t run.
Andrew Vachss
Image
Journalism is the protection between people and any sort of totalitarian rule. That's why my hero, admittedly a flawed one, is a journalist.
Andrew Vachss
Image
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.
Andrew Vachss
Image
The Bowery station on the J line is what happens to a neighborhood once politicians realize the people who live there don't vote.
Andrew Vachss
Image
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.
Andrew Vachss
Image
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?
Andrew Vachss
Image
Even if sheep could talk, they'd never ask questions.
Andrew Vachss
Image
A free press doesn't mean it's not a tame press.
Andrew Vachss
Image
The more bullets flying, the less accurate each individual slug has to be.
Andrew Vachss
Image
I'm in pursuit of what cannot be achieved: perfection.
Andrew Vachss
Image
Life is a fight, but not everyone’s a fighter. Otherwise, bullies would be an endangered species.
Andrew Vachss
Image
I don't take advances for my books.
Andrew Vachss
Image
Family' is not just a biological word, it's an an operative one.
Andrew Vachss
Image
I don't understand people whose gratification is a BMW. You don't know what joy is until you see a kid who was tortured get adopted by a family.
Andrew Vachss
Image
Journalism is what maintains democracy. It's the force for progressive social change.
Andrew Vachss
Image
He said when the Lord made people He made them all the same for starters. But life marks people. If you know the way, you can read them like maps.
Andrew Vachss
Image
Stealing to eat ain’t criminal—stealing to be rich is.
Andrew Vachss
Image
The Humane Society of America thinks Michael Vick should have a dog. I think whoever's in charge there should have a lobotomy.
Andrew Vachss
Image
The worst place to be is in the middle. When elephants fight, the grass gets trampled.
Andrew Vachss