Andrew Vachss is a famous Author from USA, he/she is 81 years old and still alive, born October 19, 1942.
Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac libra, who is known for Balance, Justice, Truth, Beauty, Perfection.
Our collection contains 17 quotes who is written / told by Andrew.
17 Famous quotes by Andrew Vachss
"No politician is threatened by the child protective constituency, because it does not exist"
"I'm in pursuit of what cannot be achieved: perfection"
"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"
"We don't protect our young, and we tolerate predators of our own species"
"The third person narrator, instead of being omniscient, is like a constantly running surveillance tape"
"My life is triage"
"I think people should be consumers of journalism"
"A kid in an abusive home has far fewer rights than any POW. There is no Geneva Convention for kids"
"Victimizers of children are the enemies of any so-called society"
"Journalism is the protection between people and any sort of totalitarian rule. That's why my hero, admittedly a flawed one, is a journalist"
"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"
"I don't take advances for my books"
"Building a mechanical device for its appearance is like putting lace on a bowling ball"
"The idea that you're not a writer until you're published is a lie"
"People are pushing against the fabric of society all the time"
"Journalism is what maintains democracy. It's the force for progressive social change"
