Andrew To
Andrew To
Andrew Tois a member of the Wong Tai Sin District Council, Hong Kong. Of Hakka ancestry, he is the former chairman of League of Social Democrats from 2010 to 2011, succeeding Wong Yuk-man. His wife, Jackie Hung, was a leader of Civil Human Rights Front and Justice and Peace Commission of the Hong Kong Catholic Diocese...
dog thinking should-have
The Humane Society of America thinks Michael Vick should have a dog. I think whoever's in charge there should have a lobotomy.
hero people journalism
Journalism is the protection between people and any sort of totalitarian rule. That's why my hero, admittedly a flawed one, is a journalist.
ideas knowing people
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.
running nice roots
Roots are nice, but a tree can’t run.
people pushing fabric
People are pushing against the fabric of society all the time.
faith believe years
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.
lying ideas
The idea that you're not a writer until you're published is a lie.
perfection pursuit pursuit-of-perfection
I'm in pursuit of what cannot be achieved: perfection.
book
I don't take advances for my books.
running surveillance narrators
The third person narrator, instead of being omniscient, is like a constantly running surveillance tape.
facts max fiction
Max Allan Collins blends fact and fiction like no other writer.
thinking people journalism
I think people should be consumers of journalism.
greed criminals rich
Stealing to eat ain’t criminal—stealing to be rich is.
fear eye looks
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.