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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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It's the family you choose that counts.
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A kid in an abusive home has far fewer rights than any POW. There is no Geneva Convention for kids.
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Roots are nice, but a tree can’t run.
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The worst place to be is in the middle. When elephants fight, the grass gets trampled.
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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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Information is the hardest currency.
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A free press doesn't mean it's not a tame press.
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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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The Humane Society of America thinks Michael Vick should have a dog. I think whoever's in charge there should have a lobotomy.
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