Family' is not just a biological word, it's an an operative one. Andrew Vachss More Quotes by Andrew Vachss More Quotes From Andrew Vachss Children know the truth: love is not an emotion, love is behavior. Andrew Vachss emotion love-is children Be 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 Wayne Andrew Vachss men father son Life is a fight, but not everyone’s a fighter. Otherwise, bullies would be an endangered species. Andrew Vachss prevention bullying would-be Chronic 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 or release them, we have but one choice. Call them monsters and isolate them.... I’ve spoken to many predators over the years. They always exhibit amazement that we do not hunt them. And that when we capture them, we eventually let them go. Our attitude is a deliberate interference with Darwinism - an endangerment of our species. Andrew Vachss choices attitude years Evil 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. Andrew Vachss hero evil people If love would die along with death, this life wouldn't be so hard. Andrew Vachss this-life hard dies When you hunt predators, the best camouflage is weakness. Andrew Vachss camouflage predator weakness Even if sheep could talk, they'd never ask questions. Andrew Vachss asks ifs sheep The Bowery station on the J line is what happens to a neighborhood once politicians realize the people who live there don't vote. Andrew Vachss vote lines people A dog is like a person—he needs a job and a family to be what he’s meant to be. Andrew Vachss dog jobs needs Cats 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 themselves. When's the last time you saw a seeing-eye cat? Andrew Vachss cat eye moving The more bullets flying, the less accurate each individual slug has to be. Andrew Vachss slugs bullets flying Journalism is what maintains democracy. It's the force for progressive social change. Andrew Vachss journalism democracy change It's the family you choose that counts. Andrew Vachss you-choose A kid in an abusive home has far fewer rights than any POW. There is no Geneva Convention for kids. Andrew Vachss home kids children 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. Andrew Vachss vulnerable spirit enemy From 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 fire dark two Two rules: You enter without breaking. And you remember that nobody misses what you don't take. Andrew Vachss missing remember two Stealing to eat ain’t criminal—stealing to be rich is. Andrew Vachss rich criminals greed No politician is threatened by the child protective constituency, because it does not exist. Andrew Vachss politician doe children
