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title: "12 Me Quotes By Robert Crais"
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> [L.A.'s magic has let me see every level of the dream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crais/l-a-s-magic-has-let-me-see-every-level-of-the-dream/)

[Robert Crais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crais/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/765/robert-crais-9313_dream_l-a-s-magic-has-let-me-see-every-level-o_2034063.jpg)

> [I write characters and stories that move me, and I write from the heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crais/i-write-characters-and-stories-that-move-me-and-i-write-from-the-heart/)

[Robert Crais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crais/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/000/robert-crais-9313_character_i-write-characters-and-stories-that-move_510072.jpg)

> [My first job was cleaning dog kennels. It was especially, ah, aromatic during those hot, humid Louisiana summers, but it prepared me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crais/my-first-job-was-cleaning-dog-kennels-it-was-especially-ah-aromatic/)

[Robert Crais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crais/)

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> [My books come to me in images, and sometimes the image is at the beginning of the book, and sometimes it's simply…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crais/my-books-come-to-me-in-images-and-sometimes-the-image-is-at-the/)

[Robert Crais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crais/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a3/robert-crais-9313_beginning_my-books-come-to-me-in-images-and-someti_169378.jpg)

> [I admire people who re-create themselves. And it seems to me that what gives us all the opportunity to be heroic in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crais/i-admire-people-who-re-create-themselves-and-it-seems-to-me-that-what/)

[Robert Crais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crais/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c1/robert-crais-9313_admire_i-admire-people-who-re-create-themselves_746438.jpg)

> [My family was all police and hard hats at the refineries; they didn't know what to think about me. So I became…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crais/my-family-was-all-police-and-hard-hats-at-the-refineries-they-didn-t/)

[Robert Crais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crais/)

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> [I don't think about the gender of my readers or about reader expectations. I'm frankly scared to. I figured out a long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crais/i-don-t-think-about-the-gender-of-my-readers-or-about-reader/)

[Robert Crais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crais/)

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> [I had a big Akita, Yoshi, who was fabulous. I loved him. We lost him when he was 12, and I've never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crais/i-had-a-big-akita-yoshi-who-was-fabulous-i-loved-him-we-lost-him-when/)

[Robert Crais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crais/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a6/robert-crais-9313_able_i-had-a-big-akita-yoshi-who-was-fabulous_2833732.jpg)

> [I love, love writing about Los Angeles. I love exploring every part of it. And I find, rather than a burden, it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crais/i-love-love-writing-about-los-angeles-i-love-exploring-every-part-of/)

[Robert Crais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crais/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/377/robert-crais-9313_about_i-love-love-writing-about-los-angeles-i_525250.jpg)

> [Writing a book is a long and difficult process for me. I'm a slow writer, so I spend the year with Elvis…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crais/writing-a-book-is-a-long-and-difficult-process-for-me-i-m-a-slow/)

[Robert Crais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crais/)

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> [I had wanted to be a novelist for so long, but I didn't have a story. That story came from the death…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crais/i-had-wanted-to-be-a-novelist-for-so-long-but-i-didn-t-have-a-story/)

[Robert Crais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crais/)

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> [People come to L.A. because they're chasing that dream of a better life. That's why I came here, because I thought it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crais/people-come-to-l-a-because-they-re-chasing-that-dream-of-a-better/)

[Robert Crais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crais/)

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## Other authors on Me

## More by Robert Crais

> [I really strive to bring something new to each book. I don't want to write the same book over and over again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crais/i-really-strive-to-bring-something-new-to-each-book-i-don-t-want-to/)

[Robert Crais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crais/)

> [Dogs give us something just as we give something to them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crais/dogs-give-us-something-just-as-we-give-something-to-them/)

[Robert Crais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crais/)

> [My books come to me in images, and sometimes the image is at the beginning of the book, and sometimes it's simply a flash…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crais/my-books-come-to-me-in-images-and-sometimes-the-image-is-at-the/)

[Robert Crais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crais/)

> [People want you to be ordinary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crais/people-want-you-to-be-ordinary/)

[Robert Crais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crais/)

> [Pike put down the cat. He slid from Pike's arms like molasses and puddled at his feet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crais/pike-put-down-the-cat-he-slid-from-pike-s-arms-like-molasses-and/)

[Robert Crais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crais/)

> [“The best dog training was based on the reward system. You did not punish a dog for doing wrong, you rewarded the dog for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crais/the-best-dog-training-was-based-on-the-reward-system-you-did-not/)

[Robert Crais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crais/)

> [I write characters and stories that move me, and I write from the heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crais/i-write-characters-and-stories-that-move-me-and-i-write-from-the-heart/)

[Robert Crais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crais/)

> [I love, love writing about Los Angeles. I love exploring every part of it. And I find, rather than a burden, it's actually one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crais/i-love-love-writing-about-los-angeles-i-love-exploring-every-part-of/)

[Robert Crais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crais/)

> [My fiction is almost always inspired by a character's need or desire to rise above him- or herself. No one is perfect and some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crais/my-fiction-is-almost-always-inspired-by-a-character-s-need-or-desire/)

[Robert Crais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crais/)

> [It's easy to sound good. All you do is leave in the parts where you act tough and forget the parts where you get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crais/it-s-easy-to-sound-good-all-you-do-is-leave-in-the-parts-where-you/)

[Robert Crais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crais/)

> [My family was all police and hard hats at the refineries; they didn't know what to think about me. So I became a closet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crais/my-family-was-all-police-and-hard-hats-at-the-refineries-they-didn-t/)

[Robert Crais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crais/)

> [When dogs fulfill their roles they are ecstatically happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crais/when-dogs-fulfill-their-roles-they-are-ecstatically-happy/)

[Robert Crais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crais/)

> [I admire people who re-create themselves. And it seems to me that what gives us all the opportunity to be heroic in our own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crais/i-admire-people-who-re-create-themselves-and-it-seems-to-me-that-what/)

[Robert Crais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crais/)

> [Some of us find our way with a single light to guide us; others lose themselves even when the star field is as sharp…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crais/some-of-us-find-our-way-with-a-single-light-to-guide-us-others-lose/)

[Robert Crais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crais/)

> [I was digging for stuff in a used bookstore, and I came upon 'Little Sister.' I fell in love with Chandler that night. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crais/i-was-digging-for-stuff-in-a-used-bookstore-and-i-came-upon-little/)

[Robert Crais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crais/)

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