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
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. – Andrew Vachss
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
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
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
A kid in an abusive home has far fewer rights than any POW. There is no Geneva Convention for kids. – Andrew Vachss
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
I hate bullies. I hate them. I’m not good enough with words to describe how much I hate them. – Andrew Vachss
The third person narrator, instead of being omniscient, is like a constantly running surveillance tape. – Andrew Vachss
In some neighborhoods, if you want to walk down the streets, you’ve got two choices – look down, or look hard. – Andrew Vachss
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. – Andrew Vachss
While early childhood experiences may impel, they do not compel. In the end, evil is a matter of choice. – Andrew Vachss
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. – 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. – Andrew Vachss
Building a mechanical device for its appearance is like putting lace on a bowling ball. – Andrew Vachss
Journalism is what maintains democracy. It’s the force for progressive social change. – Andrew Vachss
