Andrew Henry Vachss (born October 19, 1942) is an American crime fiction author, child protection consultant, and attorney exclusively representing children and youths.
Roots are nice, but a tree can’t run.
Be he the first to stand or the last, a man must stand," the father had told his adoring son. "And if there is only one man, then that man must stand alone. " ~Thomas to Bruce Wayne
When you hunt predators, the best camouflage is weakness.
People who don't have much get ugly about giving up the little they have left.
Information is the hardest currency.
Life is a fight, but not everyone’s a fighter. Otherwise, bullies would be an endangered species.
Cats are the lap-dancers of the animal world. Soon as you stop shelling out, they move on, find another lap. They're furry little sociopaths. Pretty and slick -- in love with themselves. When's the last time you saw a seeing-eye cat?
Camouflage doesn't help when the other guy is willing to defoliate the whole jungle.
Family' is not just a biological word, it's an an operative one.
It's the family you choose that counts.
He said when the Lord made people He made them all the same for starters. But life marks people. If you know the way, you can read them like maps.
A free press doesn't mean it's not a tame press.
I don't take advances for my books.
If love would die along with death, this life wouldn't be so hard.
Even if sheep could talk, they'd never ask questions.
I don't sign contracts for my books.
The worst place to be is in the middle. When elephants fight, the grass gets trampled.
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.
A kid in an abusive home has far fewer rights than any POW. There is no Geneva Convention for kids.
No politician is threatened by the child protective constituency, because it does not exist.