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I'm in pursuit of what cannot be achieved: perfection.

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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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Two rules: You enter without breaking. And you remember that nobody misses what you don't take.
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If love would die along with death, this life wouldn't be so hard.
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Information is the hardest currency.
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The idea that you're not a writer until you're published is a lie.
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No politician is threatened by the child protective constituency, because it does not exist.
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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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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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A kid in an abusive home has far fewer rights than any POW. There is no Geneva Convention for kids.
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