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I don't take advances for my books.

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Andrew Vachss
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: October 19
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I believe my publisher has shown a great deal of faith in me over a lot of years but I'm not prepared to be so arrogant to say that the long-term literary value of my work would compensate them for a financial failure.
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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.
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I don't sign contracts for my books.
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Building a mechanical device for its appearance is like putting lace on a bowling ball.
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The Bowery station on the J line is what happens to a neighborhood once politicians realize the people who live there don't vote.
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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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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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