If my vision was good enough, I'd be an astronaut. Robert Crais astronautgoodvision Change image and share on social
What they smell isn't the emotion of fear. What dogs can smell is the changes in a person's skin that suggest fear to the dog, anxiety, the way your skin sweats, the amount of uric acid that suddenly pours out of your pores. Robert Crais acidamountanxiety share on social
No other animal bonds to a human being the way a dog does. And I suspect there is no other animal to which human beings can bond the way we can bond to a dog. Robert Crais animalbeingbond Change image and share on social
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 would be a place where I would find other people like me; people who wanted to write, people who had a dream of being something else. And that proved to be true. Robert Crais chasedreamfind share on social
I began to encounter real-life stories of dogs protecting their wounded or dying or dead handler... or dogs refusing to leave the bodies of the people they were bonded to, sitting in cemeteries for days or sometimes weeks. You find these stories endlessly. Robert Crais beginbodybond share on social
I think every writer of detective fiction writing today has been influenced by Mr. Parker. I'm of a generation that followed Robert Parker, and it was impossible to read the genre and not be influenced by him. Robert Crais detectivefictiongeneration share on social
Everyone knows dogs. Most people love dogs. I think most American families probably have a dog, but I don't think people really realize or understand just how wonderful and special dogs are. Robert Crais americandogfamily Change image and share on social
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 bookbringstrive Change image and share on social
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 backbookdecide Change image and share on social
L.A.'s magic has let me see every level of the dream. Robert Crais dreamlevelmagic Change image and share on social
