Andrew VachssLife is a fight, but not everyone’s a fighter. Otherwise, bullies would be an endangered species.371Life
Andrew VachssThe more bullets flying, the less accurate each individual slug has to be.354Politics
Andrew VachssA dog is like a person—he needs a job and a family to be what he’s meant to be. ✨ FaceBook post byAndrew Vachss from Jun 02, 2016343Reading
Andrew VachssI'm in pursuit of what cannot be achieved: perfection.355Philosophy
Andrew VachssWhen you hunt predators, the best camouflage is weakness. ✨ Andrew Vachss (2001). Sacrifice, p.16, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard356Time
Andrew VachssThe worst place to be is in the middle. When elephants fight, the grass gets trampled. ✨ Andrew Vachss (2001). Footsteps of the Hawk, p.289, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard334Humor
Andrew VachssVictimizers of children are the enemies of any so-called society.324Humanity
Andrew VachssIf a train is coming at you, closing your eyes won't save you ... but if you look right at it, you at least have a chance to jump. ✨ Andrew Vachss (2010). The Weight, p.208,… ▶347Humor
Andrew VachssBe he the first to stand or the last, a man must stand, the father had told his adoring son. And if there is only one man, then that man must stand alone. ~Thomas to Bruce Wayne305Life
Andrew VachssChronic sexual predators [to Vachss, pedophiles] have crossed an osmotic membrane. They can’t step back to the other side - our side. And they don't want to. If we don't kill them… ▶284Reflection
Andrew VachssEvil is a matter of choice. Those people who have been victimized and refuse to imitate their oppressors are in my mind the greatest heroes we have.273HumanityThought
Andrew VachssIt isn’t much use writing slogans on a wall if you plan to total the building.273Life
Andrew VachssThe Humane Society of America thinks Michael Vick should have a dog. I think whoever's in charge there should have a lobotomy.329HumanityThought
Andrew VachssCats are the lap-dancers of the animal world. Soon as you stop shelling out, they move on, find another lap. They're furry little sociopaths. Pretty and slick -- in love with them… ▶241LoveTime
Andrew VachssInformation is the hardest currency.253Death
Andrew VachssI 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.242Humanity
Andrew VachssCamouflage doesn't help when the other guy is willing to defoliate the whole jungle. ✨ Andrew Vachss (2001). False Allegations, p.255, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard253Humanity
Andrew VachssIt's the family you choose that counts.2810Humanity
Andrew VachssStealing to eat ain’t criminal—stealing to be rich is. ✨ Andrew Vachss (2012). A Bomb Built in Hell: Wesley's Story, p.207, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard236Sadness
Andrew VachssJournalism is what maintains democracy. It's the force for progressive social change.269Reading
Andrew VachssFrom the very second that two people sat together around a fire in the forest, there was another human out there who felt better in the dark. ✨ Andrew Vachss (2001). Flood, … ▶269Humanity
Andrew VachssRoots are nice, but a tree can’t run. ✨ Andrew Vachss (2001). Flood, p.193, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard226Life
Andrew VachssFamily' is not just a biological word, it's an an operative one.2410Life
Andrew VachssA kid in an abusive home has far fewer rights than any POW. There is no Geneva Convention for kids.196Reading
Andrew VachssMost investigators don't even know what the word means. You stop the cops from using informants and the only crimes they'd ever solve would be those by deranged postal workers who… ▶196Sadness
Andrew VachssFear is an enemy that can be killed only at close range. The closest range of all is intimacy. The deeper the fear is embedded in one’s spirit, the more vulnerable it is.153Humanity
Andrew VachssHe said when the Lord made people He made them all the same for starters. But life marks people. If you know the way, you can read them like maps. ✨ Andrew Vachss (2001). Bl… ▶154HumanityLifeReading
Andrew VachssI want to disabuse people of the idea that knowledge is power. Knowing how to get to Detroit is not the same thing as having the bus fare.198HumanityPoliticsThought
Andrew VachssJournalism is the protection between people and any sort of totalitarian rule. That's why my hero, admittedly a flawed one, is a journalist.133HumanityPolitics
Andrew VachssPeople who don't have much get ugly about giving up the little they have left. ✨ Andrew Vachss (2001). Strega, p.4, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard134Humanity
