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I'm in pursuit of what cannot be achieved: perfection.
Andrew Vachss
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Andrew Vachss
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: October 19
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New York City
New York
Andrew Henry Vachss
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Stealing to eat ain’t criminal—stealing to be rich is.
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