A free press doesn't mean it's not a tame press. Andrew Vachss More Quotes by Andrew Vachss More Quotes From Andrew Vachss The Humane Society of America thinks Michael Vick should have a dog. I think whoever's in charge there should have a lobotomy. Andrew Vachss should-have dog thinking The third person narrator, instead of being omniscient, is like a constantly running surveillance tape. Andrew Vachss narrators tape running The idea that you're not a writer until you're published is a lie. Andrew Vachss lying ideas People are pushing against the fabric of society all the time. Andrew Vachss fabric pushing people I think people should be consumers of journalism. Andrew Vachss journalism people thinking A moral society will not set standards for becoming a parent, but it will establish irreducible minimums for maintaining that sacred status. Andrew Vachss maintaining sacred parent Fighting means you could lose. Bullying means you can't. A bully wants to beat somebody; he doesn't want to fight somebody. Andrew Vachss fight you bullying fighting All children are born pure egoists. They perceive their needs to the exclusion of all others. Only through socialization do they learn that some forms of gratification must be deferred and others denied. Andrew Vachss some pure born children In some neighborhoods, if you want to walk down the streets, you've got two choices - look down, or look hard. Andrew Vachss walk down look you I hate bullies. I hate them. I'm not good enough with words to describe how much I hate them. Andrew Vachss words good not-good-enough hate I write everything in Courier 12 because I write for publication, not pleasure. Andrew Vachss write everything because pleasure 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. Andrew Vachss short story good blood A trial is not a search for truth. It is a contest and, often, one that produces no winners. Andrew Vachss contest winners search truth My life is triage. Andrew Vachss my-life life We don't protect our young, and we tolerate predators of our own species. Andrew Vachss own tolerate protect young If I ever stopped being angry, I couldn't write anymore. How could I? Andrew Vachss write how being angry I don't even use italics or boldface; that's clutter, not clarity. Fancy fonts are fine for blogs, just as calligraphy is fine for diaries. But when you're writing for anyone other than yourself, you want to get as universal as possible. Andrew Vachss yourself you want writing
