110 Quotes by Andrew Vachss

I have learned that a man who counts himself a shepherd is not worthy to be a member of a flock.

Biology does not make a man a father – nor a woman a mother. We are what we do.

Journalism is the protection between people and any sort of totalitarian rule. That’s why my hero, admittedly a flawed one, is a journalist.

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?

A free press doesn’t mean it’s not a tame press.

I’m in pursuit of what cannot be achieved: perfection.

If love would die along with death, this life wouldn’t be so hard.

Even if sheep could talk, they’d never ask questions.

Stealing to eat ain’t criminal – stealing to be rich is.