I tried to reject everything I knew as a TV writer when I decided to be a novelist, and the books didn't work. Finally I realized I should go back to all the techniques I'd learned. — Robert Crais Copy Share Image
I had wanted to be a novelist for so long, but I didn't have a story. That story came from the death of my father, and wrestling with how to help my mother. Writing it allowed me to work through… — Robert Crais Copy Share Image
I really strive to bring something new to each book. I don't want to write the same book over and over again. — Robert Crais Copy Share Image
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… — Robert Crais Copy Share Image
Pike put down the cat. He slid from Pike's arms like molasses and puddled at his feet. — Robert Crais Copy Share Image
“The best dog training was based on the reward system. You did not punish a dog for doing wrong, you rewarded the dog for… — Robert Crais Copy Share Image
I write characters and stories that move me, and I write from the heart. — Robert Crais Copy Share Image
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… — Robert Crais Copy Share Image
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… — Robert Crais Copy Share Image
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… — Robert Crais Copy Share Image
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… — Robert Crais Copy Share Image
