The sweetest thing I could say about my mother and father is that if I had the choice, I would have picked… — Andrew Vachss About Copy Share Image
The Humane Society of America thinks Michael Vick should have a dog. I think whoever's in charge there should have a lobotomy. — Andrew Vachss America Copy Share Image
Ours is a country where anything can be accomplished if enough people get angry... because, in America, we act on our collective… — Andrew Vachss Accomplished Copy Share Image
Children know the truth: love is not an emotion, love is behavior. — Andrew Vachss Behavior Copy Share Image
No politician is threatened by the child protective constituency, because it does not exist. — Andrew Vachss Children Copy Share Image
“In my world, people are always plotting. You have no idea of all the crimes people in business commit every day. Like… — Andrew Vachss Business Copy Share Image
Journalism is what maintains democracy. It's the force for progressive social change. — Andrew Vachss Change Copy Share Image
Anyone who says, 'Books don't change anything,' or - more commonly - that crime fiction is the wrong genre for promoting social… — Andrew Vachss Anyone Copy Share Image
I didn't start out angry. I started out a young man wanting adventure. — Andrew Vachss Adventure Copy Share Image
Crime takes the pulse of a culture. It tells us the truth about us as a species. — Andrew Vachss About Copy Share Image
Cats are the lap-dancers of the animal world. Soon as you stop shelling out, they move on, find another lap. They're furry… — Andrew Vachss Animal Copy Share Image
Family' is not just a biological word, it's an an operative one. — Andrew Vachss Family Copy Share Image
The worst place to be is in the middle. When elephants fight, the grass gets trampled. — Andrew Vachss Elephants Copy Share Image
“You want proof evolution is for real, don’t waste your time with fossils; just check out the New York City rat. They… — Andrew Vachss Evolution Copy Share Image
Evil is a matter of choice. Those people who have been victimized and refuse to imitate their oppressors are in my mind… — Andrew Vachss Choices Copy Share Image
A trial is not a search for truth. It is a contest and, often, one that produces no winners. — Andrew Vachss Contest Copy Share Image
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 Beat Copy Share Image
A dog is like a person—he needs a job and a family to be what he’s meant to be. — Andrew Vachss Dog Copy Share Image
Life is a fight, but not everyone’s a fighter. Otherwise, bullies would be an endangered species. — Andrew Vachss Bully Copy Share Image
Courier 12 is the Type-O blood of fonts - works just as good for a 'N.Y. Times' op-ed as a screenplay or… — Andrew Vachss Blood Copy Share Image
I don't understand people whose gratification is a BMW. You don't know what joy is until you see a kid who was… — Andrew Vachss Adopted Copy Share Image
