Andrew Vachss Quotes

I 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.

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Fear 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.

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If 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.

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A couple of buffoons were running for some state-senate seat just vacated by the incumbent's prison term. One accused the other of being "against the Internet" - a knockout punch in a world where whole hordes of humans think better sex is a faster modem.

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Camouflage doesn't help when the other guy is willing to defoliate the whole jungle.

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It's the family you choose that counts.

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Family' is not just a biological word, it's an an operative one.

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