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Authors
Andrew Vachss
American
Author
About the author
My life is triage.
Andrew Vachss,
American
Author
#Life
No politician is threatened by the child protective constituency, because it does not exist.
Andrew Vachss,
American
Author
People are pushing against the fabric of society all the time.
Andrew Vachss,
American
Author
#Time
#People
#Society
The idea that you're not a writer until you're published is a lie.
Andrew Vachss,
American
Author
#Idea
#Writer
#Lie
The third person narrator, instead of being omniscient, is like a constantly running surveillance tape.
Andrew Vachss,
American
Author
#Being
#Running
Victimizers of children are the enemies of any so-called society.
Andrew Vachss,
American
Author
#Children
#Enemies
#Society
I don't take advances for my books.
Andrew Vachss,
American
Author
#Books
Journalism is what maintains democracy. It's the force for progressive social change.
Andrew Vachss,
American
Author
#Democracy
#Change
#Force
#Journalism
We don't protect our young, and we tolerate predators of our own species.
Andrew Vachss,
American
Author
I'm in pursuit of what cannot be achieved: perfection.
Andrew Vachss,
American
Author
#Perfection
#Pursuit
A kid in an abusive home has far fewer rights than any POW. There is no Geneva Convention for kids.
Andrew Vachss,
American
Author
#Kids
#Home
#Rights
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.
Andrew Vachss,
American
Author
#People
#Family
#Joy
I think people should be consumers of journalism.
Andrew Vachss,
American
Author
#People
#Journalism
I don't sign contracts for my books.
Andrew Vachss,
American
Author
#Books
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.
Andrew Vachss,
American
Author
#Work
#Years
#Failure
#Faith
#Value
#Literary
#Financial
Building a mechanical device for its appearance is like putting lace on a bowling ball.
Andrew Vachss,
American
Author
#Building
#Appearance
Journalism is the protection between people and any sort of totalitarian rule. That's why my hero, admittedly a flawed one, is a journalist.
Andrew Vachss,
American
Author
#People
#Protection
#Journalism