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Family' is not just a biological word, it's an an operative one.

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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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Evil is a matter of choice. Those people who have been victimized and refuse to imitate their oppressors are in my mind the greatest heroes we have.
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When you hunt predators, the best camouflage is weakness.
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I don't take advances for my books.
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People who don't have much get ugly about giving up the little they have left.
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It's the family you choose that counts.
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Journalism is what maintains democracy. It's the force for progressive social change.
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A free press doesn't mean it's not a tame press.
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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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Camouflage doesn't help when the other guy is willing to defoliate the whole jungle.
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People are pushing against the fabric of society all the time.
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Building a mechanical device for its appearance is like putting lace on a bowling ball.
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The more bullets flying, the less accurate each individual slug has to be.
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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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