Andrew Vachss
Andrew Vachss
Andrew Henry Vachssis an American crime fiction author, child protection consultant, and attorney exclusively representing children and youths...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth19 October 1942
CountryUnited States of America
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.
guy camouflage helping
Camouflage doesn't help when the other guy is willing to defoliate the whole jungle.
flying slugs bullets
The more bullets flying, the less accurate each individual slug has to be.
children kids home
A kid in an abusive home has far fewer rights than any POW. There is no Geneva Convention for kids.
moving cat eye
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?
democracy journalism progressive
Journalism is what maintains democracy. It's the force for progressive social change.