Andrew Vachss Quotes

A kid in an abusive home has far fewer rights than any POW. There is no Geneva Convention for kids.
Andrew Vachss

Home, Kids, Far

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

Building, Ball, Appearance

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

Family, Understand, Joy

I don't sign contracts for my books.
Andrew Vachss

Books, Sign, Contracts

I don't take advances for my books.
Andrew Vachss

Books, Advances

I think people should be consumers of journalism.
Andrew Vachss

Journalism, Consumers

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

Cannot, Perfection, Achieved

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

Hero, Why, Between

Journalism is what maintains democracy. It's the force for progressive social change.
Andrew Vachss

Change, Democracy, Social

My life is triage.
Andrew Vachss

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

Child, Exist, Politician

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

Time, Society, Against

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

Lie, Idea, Until

The third person narrator, instead of being omniscient, is like a constantly running surveillance tape.
Andrew Vachss

Person, Running, Third

Victimizers of children are the enemies of any so-called society.
Andrew Vachss

Society, Children

We don't protect our young, and we tolerate predators of our own species.
Andrew Vachss

Young, Protect, Tolerate

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

Faith, Work, Great

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Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: October 19, 1942

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