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Andrew Vachss
American Author
Born: Oct 19, 1942
Angry Any Books People Society You
Related authors: F. Scott Fitzgerald Frederick Douglass Helen Keller Henry David Thoreau Joyce Meyer Mark Twain Og Mandino Zig Ziglar
Fighting means you could lose. Bullying means you can't. A bully wants to beat somebody; he doesn't want to fight somebody. Andrew Vachss
Bullying You Fight Somebody Lose Fighting Could Beat He Bully Want Wants Means
Journalism is what maintains democracy. It's the force for progressive social change. Andrew Vachss
Democracy Change Progressive Journalism Force Social Social Change
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. Andrew Vachss
Family You People Joy Kid Tortured See Adopted Know Until Understand Get Who Gratification Whose
The third person narrator, instead of being omniscient, is like a constantly running surveillance tape. Andrew Vachss
Omniscient Running Constantly Instead Like Narrator Tape Surveillance Person Being Third
I don't sign contracts for my books. Andrew Vachss
Books Sign Contracts
I hate bullies. I hate them. I'm not good enough with words to describe how much I hate them. Andrew Vachss
Good Hate Words Not Good Enough Enough How How Much Bullies Them Much Describe
Courier 12 is the Type-O blood of fonts - works just as good for a 'N.Y. Times' op-ed as a screenplay or a short story. Andrew Vachss
Good Op-Ed Blood Times Short Just Screenplay Short Story Story Works
I don't take advances for my books. Andrew Vachss
Books Take Advances
I think people should be consumers of journalism. Andrew Vachss
People Think Consumers Journalism Should
Building a mechanical device for its appearance is like putting lace on a bowling ball. Andrew Vachss
Building Putting Device Like Bowling Ball Lace Mechanical Appearance
A kid in an abusive home has far fewer rights than any POW. There is no Geneva Convention for kids. Andrew Vachss
Home Rights Kid Kids POW Geneva Geneva Convention Than Any Fewer Convention Far
Journalism is the protection between people and any sort of totalitarian rule. That's why my hero, admittedly a flawed one, is a journalist. Andrew Vachss
People Protection Hero Journalist Rule Totalitarian Admittedly Journalism Between Sort Any Flawed Why
I don't even use italics or boldface; that's clutter, not clarity. Fancy fonts are fine for blogs, just as calligraphy is fine for diaries. But when you're writing for anyone other than yourself, you want to get as universal as possible. Andrew Vachss
You Yourself Writing Other Possible Clarity Fine Blogs Diaries Than Get Just Want Anyone Fancy Clutter Use Even Universal
Crime takes the pulse of a culture. It tells us the truth about us as a species. Andrew Vachss
Truth Culture Crime Pulse Tells About Takes Us Species
I didn't start out angry. I started out a young man wanting adventure. Andrew Vachss
Angry Man Young Out Adventure Wanting Young Man Start Started
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. Andrew Vachss
Technology Internet Society Others Telephone Constitutional Constitutional Right Prey Like Piece Just Modify Uses Right
My stuff isn't for everyone. Andrew Vachss
Everyone Stuff

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