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.
Andrew Vachss Quotes
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.
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| Birth: | 19th October, 1942 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Lawyer, Novelist, Writer |
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Andrew Henry Vachss is an American crime fiction author, child protection consultant, and attorney exclusively representing children and youths. He is also a founder and national advisory board member of Protect: The National Association to Protect Children. Before becoming a lawyer, Vachss held many front-line positions in child protection. He was a federal investigator in sexually transmitted diseases, and a New York City social-services caseworker. Andrew Vachss is the author of 25 novels and two collections of short stories, as well as poetry, plays, song lyrics, and graphic novels.
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