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It isn’t much use writing slogans on a wall if you plan to total the building.
Andrew Vachss
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Andrew Vachss
Age: 81
Born: 1942
Born: October 19
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Andrew Henry Vachss
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People who don't have much get ugly about giving up the little they have left.
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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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Victimizers of children are the enemies of any so-called society.
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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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