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
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I did criminal defense work part-time, and that paid the bills for representing abused and neglected children... and for defending in juvenile court those kids the 'child protective system' had missed when it had the chance.
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The sweetest thing I could say about my mother and father is that if I had the choice, I would have picked them. But I don't have any belief in biology or DNA as compelling conduct. The idea that we owe people something because we're related to them is bizarre. But the idea that we owe something because of their conduct towards us is legitimate.
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Without question, I've either got to be a writer, or I fail.
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There is no Constitutional right to prey on others. The Internet is just a piece of technology, like the telephone. Society has the right to modify its uses.
In some neighborhoods, if you want to walk down the streets, you've got two choices - look down, or look hard.
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Ask any experienced defense lawyer: the real risks are for an accused person who is innocent. A guilty defendant has many more options available.
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Crime takes the pulse of a culture. It tells us the truth about us as a species.
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I hate bullies. I hate them. I'm not good enough with words to describe how much I hate them.
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We don't protect our young, and we tolerate predators of our own species.
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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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Fighting means you could lose. Bullying means you can't. A bully wants to beat somebody; he doesn't want to fight somebody.
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The idea that you are a writer because you're published is also a lie.