The Graffiti Wall

Andrew Vachss never wasted a word. Across decades of novels, articles, and interviews, he distilled hard truths about justice, child protection, and the fight against predators into lines that stuck—the kind you write on a wall so you don’t forget them.

This page collects those lines as shareable images. Post them, print them, pass them on. If a quote here says something you believe, Andrew would have wanted you to spread it further, not keep it to yourself.

Please retain attribution to Andrew Vachss when sharing.

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Andrew Vachss delivered his requisite one-two punch last year by releasing two major projects; False Allegations (Alfred A. Knopf), a continuation of his enormously popular series of Burke novels and Hard Looks (Dark Horse Comics), a comic-book adaptation of twenty of his short stories. A tireless advocate (literally, Vachss is an attorney) on behalf of abused children and youth, to call him an over-achiever is something of an understatement. Here is a guy who writes books and develops movie projects in his spare time. One word or warning, never ask Andrew Vachss about the weather because it’s really not a very good idea to make small talk with a warrior. His work is grim, yet, he really wouldn’t have it any other way.
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