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> [The Bowery station on the J line is what happens to a neighborhood once politicians realize the people who live there don't vote.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-vachss/the-bowery-station-on-the-j-line-is-what-happens-to-a-neighborhood/)

[Andrew Vachss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-vachss/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/169/andrew-vachss-8127_lines_the-bowery-station-on-the-j-line-is-what_3023317.png)

## More by Andrew Vachss

> [Max Allan Collins blends fact and fiction like no other writer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-vachss/max-allan-collins-blends-fact-and-fiction-like-no-other-writer/)

[Andrew Vachss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-vachss/)

> [People are pushing against the fabric of society all the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-vachss/people-are-pushing-against-the-fabric-of-society-all-the-time/)

[Andrew Vachss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-vachss/)

> [“He had the radio turned to some Spanish-language station at a volume that reminded me of the holding tank at Riker's Island - and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-vachss/he-had-the-radio-turned-to-some-spanish-language-station-at-a-volume/)

[Andrew Vachss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-vachss/)

> [Stealing to eat ain’t criminal—stealing to be rich is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-vachss/stealing-to-eat-ain-t-criminal-stealing-to-be-rich-is/)

[Andrew Vachss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-vachss/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-vachss/i-believe-my-publisher-has-shown-a-great-deal-of-faith-in-me-over-a/)

[Andrew Vachss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-vachss/)

> [When you hunt predators, the best camouflage is weakness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-vachss/when-you-hunt-predators-the-best-camouflage-is-weakness/)

[Andrew Vachss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-vachss/)

> [The idea that you're not a writer until you're published is a lie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-vachss/the-idea-that-you-re-not-a-writer-until-you-re-published-is-a-lie/)

[Andrew Vachss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-vachss/)

> [A free press doesn't mean it's not a tame press.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-vachss/a-free-press-doesn-t-mean-it-s-not-a-tame-press/)

[Andrew Vachss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-vachss/)

> [“the ferret, hunting, eyes on the ground, never hears footsteps of the hawk”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-vachss/the-ferret-hunting-eyes-on-the-ground-never-hears-footsteps-of-the/)

[Andrew Vachss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-vachss/)

> [My stuff isn't for everyone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-vachss/my-stuff-isn-t-for-everyone/)

[Andrew Vachss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-vachss/)

> [He said when the Lord made people He made them all the same for starters. But life marks people. If you know the way,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-vachss/he-said-when-the-lord-made-people-he-made-them-all-the-same-for/)

[Andrew Vachss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-vachss/)

> [The third person narrator, instead of being omniscient, is like a constantly running surveillance tape.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-vachss/the-third-person-narrator-instead-of-being-omniscient-is-like-a/)

[Andrew Vachss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-vachss/)

> [Journalism is the protection between people and any sort of totalitarian rule. That's why my hero, admittedly a flawed one, is a journalist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-vachss/journalism-is-the-protection-between-people-and-any-sort-of/)

[Andrew Vachss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-vachss/)

> [Victimizers of children are the enemies of any so-called society.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-vachss/victimizers-of-children-are-the-enemies-of-any-so-called-society/)

[Andrew Vachss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-vachss/)

> [Ask any experienced defense lawyer: the real risks are for an accused person who is innocent. A guilty defendant has many more options available.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-vachss/ask-any-experienced-defense-lawyer-the-real-risks-are-for-an-accused/)

[Andrew Vachss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-vachss/)

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