Andrew Vachss

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1942-10-19 – 2021-11-23

Andrew Vachss was an American crime novelist, attorney, and child protection advocate. He was best known for the Burke novel series.

Quotes by Andrew Vachss

A couple of buffoons were running for some state-senate seat just vacated by the incumbent's prison term. One accused the other of being against the Internet - a knockout punch in a world where whole hordes of humans think better sex is a faster modem.
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Family' is not just a biological word, it's an an operative one.
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It's the family you choose that counts.
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Camouflage doesn't help when the other guy is willing to defoliate the whole jungle.
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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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If a train is coming at you, closing your eyes won't save you ... but if you look right at it, you at least have a chance to jump.
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I want to disabuse people of the idea that knowledge is power. Knowing how to get to Detroit is not the same thing as having the bus fare.
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If a train is coming at you, closing your eyes won't save you ... but if you look right at it, you at least have a chance to jump.
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I want to disabuse people of the idea that knowledge is power. Knowing how to get to Detroit is not the same thing as having the bus fare.
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Camouflage doesn't help when the other guy is willing to defoliate the whole jungle.
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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 couple of buffoons were running for some state-senate seat just vacated by the incumbent's prison term. One accused the other of being against the Internet - a knockout punch in a world where whole hordes of humans think better sex is a faster modem.
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Family' is not just a biological word, it's an an operative one.
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It's the family you choose that counts.
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Journalism is what maintains democracy. It's the force for progressive social change.
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All children are born pure egoists. They perceive their needs to the exclusion of all others. Only through socialization do they learn that some forms of gratification must be deferred and others denied.
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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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Journalism is the protection between people and any sort of totalitarian rule. That's why my hero, admittedly a flawed one, is a journalist.
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