Andrew Vachss Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“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.”

“Ask any experienced defense lawyer: the real risks are for an accused person who is innocent. A guilty defendant has many more options available.”

“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.”

“I hate bullies. I hate them. I'm not good enough with words to describe how much I hate them.”

“I think people should be consumers of journalism.”

“People are pushing against the fabric of society all the time.”

“The third person narrator, instead of being omniscient, is like a constantly running surveillance tape.”

“Victimizers of children are the enemies of any so-called society.”

“In some neighborhoods, if you want to walk down the streets, you've got two choices - look down, or look hard.”

“Without question, I've either got to be a writer, or I fail.”