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The idea that you're not a writer until you're published is a lie.

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Andrew Vachss
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: October 19
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Andrew Henry Vachss
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Information is the hardest currency.
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Life is a fight, but not everyone’s a fighter. Otherwise, bullies would be an endangered species.
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I don't take advances for my books.
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The worst place to be is in the middle. When elephants fight, the grass gets trampled.
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Even if sheep could talk, they'd never ask questions.
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No politician is threatened by the child protective constituency, because it does not exist.
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It's the family you choose that counts.
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The third person narrator, instead of being omniscient, is like a constantly running surveillance tape.
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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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