Andrew Vachss Quotes

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Andrew Vachss

Profession : Author

Birth : October 19, 1942

My life is triage.

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I think people should be consumers of journalism.

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

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People are pushing against the fabric of society all the time.

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Building a mechanical device for its appearance is like putting lace on a bowling ball.

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No politician is threatened by the child protective constituency, because it does not exist.

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I don't understand people whose gratification is a BMW. You don't know what joy is until you see a kid who was tortured get adopted by a family.

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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 write everything in Courier 12 because I write for publication, not pleasure.

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I don't even use italics or boldface; that's clutter, not clarity. Fancy fonts are fine for blogs, just as calligraphy is fine for diaries. But when you're writing for anyone other than yourself, you want to get as universal as possible.

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I did criminal defense work part-time, and that paid the bills for representing abused and neglected children... and for defending in juvenile court those kids the 'child protective system' had missed when it had the chance.

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Without question, I've either got to be a writer, or I fail.

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A trial is not a search for truth. It is a contest and, often, one that produces no winners.

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I didn't start out angry. I started out a young man wanting adventure.

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There is no Constitutional right to prey on others. The Internet is just a piece of technology, like the telephone. Society has the right to modify its uses.

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My stuff isn't for everyone.

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