Zitat des Tages von Andrew Vachss:
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.
Victimizers of children are the enemies of any so-called society.
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.
A kid in an abusive home has far fewer rights than any POW. There is no Geneva Convention for kids.
We don't protect our young, and we tolerate predators of our own species.
People are pushing against the fabric of society all the time.
While early childhood experiences may impel, they do not compel. In the end, evil is a matter of choice.
I don't take advances for my books.
I'm in pursuit of what cannot be achieved: perfection.
The third person narrator, instead of being omniscient, is like a constantly running surveillance tape.
Journalism is the protection between people and any sort of totalitarian rule. That's why my hero, admittedly a flawed one, is a journalist.
I think people should be consumers of journalism.
If I ever stopped being angry, I couldn't write anymore. How could I?
No politician is threatened by the child protective constituency, because it does not exist.
Journalism is what maintains democracy. It's the force for progressive social change.
I don't sign contracts for my books.
Crime takes the pulse of a culture. It tells us the truth about us as a species.
The idea that you're not a writer until you're published is a lie.
Building a mechanical device for its appearance is like putting lace on a bowling ball.
Without question, I've either got to be a writer, or I fail.