My fiction is almost always inspired by a character's need or desire to rise above him- or herself. No one is perfect… — Robert Crais Copy Share Image
I admire people who re-create themselves. And it seems to me that what gives us all the opportunity to be heroic in… — Robert Crais Copy Share Image
Sometimes I am so dry that people don't know I'm kidding and think I'm being serious. I enjoy this because their reactions… — Robert Crais Copy Share Image
First and foremost I am a commercial writer, and I hope to entertain people. But having said that, I'm in love with… — Robert Crais Copy Share Image
People want you to be ordinary. They don't like it when people are different. They don't like it when a man soars… — Robert Crais Copy Share Image
I began to encounter real-life stories of dogs protecting their wounded or dying or dead handler... or dogs refusing to leave the… — Robert Crais Copy Share Image
At Lackland Air Force Base, they make an effort to retrain military dogs that suffer from PTSD. It's a lengthy, long process.… — Robert Crais Copy Share Image
Everyone knows dogs. Most people love dogs. I think most American families probably have a dog, but I don't think people really… — Robert Crais Copy Share Image
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… — Robert Crais Copy Share Image
I had a big Akita, Yoshi, who was fabulous. I loved him. We lost him when he was 12, and I've never… — 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
