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Andrew Vachss
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: October 19
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New York City
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Andrew Henry Vachss
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The idea that you're not a writer until you're published is a lie.
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People who don't have much get ugly about giving up the little they have left.
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Be he the first to stand or the last, a man must stand, the father had told his adoring son. And if there is only one man, then that man must stand alone. ~Thomas to Bruce Wayne
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It's the family you choose that counts.
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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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It isn’t much use writing slogans on a wall if you plan to total the building.
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The more bullets flying, the less accurate each individual slug has to be.
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No politician is threatened by the child protective constituency, because it does not exist.
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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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Stealing to eat ain’t criminal—stealing to be rich is.
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Roots are nice, but a tree can’t run.
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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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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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A free press doesn't mean it's not a tame press.
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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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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 sign contracts for my books.
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Journalism is what maintains democracy. It's the force for progressive social change.
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Building a mechanical device for its appearance is like putting lace on a bowling ball.
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The third person narrator, instead of being omniscient, is like a constantly running surveillance tape.
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