Andrew Vachss Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“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.”

“The sweetest thing I could say about my mother and father is that if I had the choice, I would have picked them. But I don't have any belief in biology or DNA as compelling conduct. The idea that we owe people something because we're related to them is bizarre. But the idea that we owe something because of their conduct towards us is legitimate.”

“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.”

“No politician is threatened by the child protective constituency, because it does not exist.”

“A trial is not a search for truth. It is a contest and, often, one that produces no winners.”

“Crime takes the pulse of a culture. It tells us the truth about us as a species.”

“I didn't start out angry. I started out a young man wanting adventure.”

“I don't sign contracts for my books.”

“I don't take advances for my books.”

“I write everything in Courier 12 because I write for publication, not pleasure.”