Quotes by Robert Crais

As a man gets older, his regrets changes. Especially when hes gotten into the Scotch.

Solitude was a spell that freed her.

So when it comes to Elvis and Joe, I have to trust my instincts, because they’ve gotten me here. And I have to write what I believe in, what I find moving.

A dog could see your heart in your eyes, Budress told him, and dogs were drawn to our hearts.

Talk to her, goddamnit. She aint a stick of furniture. She is one of Gods creatures, and she will hear you. I see these goddamned people walkin dogs, yakking on their phones, makes me wanna kick their sissy asses. What they got a dog for, they want to talk on their phones? That dog there will understand you, Officer James. She will understand whats in your heart. Am I just shouting at the grass and dog shit out here, or are you reading what I am telling you?

The best dog training was based on the reward system. You did not punish a dog for doing wrong, you rewarded the dog for doing right. The dog did something you wanted, you reinforced the behavior with a reward - petm, tellm theyre a good dog, letm play with a toy. The standard reward for a K-9 working dog was a hard plastic ball with a hole drilled through it where Leland liked to smear a little peanut butter.

Scott walked away and did not look back. They knew Maggie would try to follow him, and she did. In her world, they were a pack, and the pack stayed together.Maggie whined and barked, and he heard her claws scrape the tarmac like files. Budress had cautioned him not to look back or wave bye-bye or any of the silly things people did. Dogs werent people. Eye contact would make her struggle harder to reach him. A dog could see your heart in your eyes, Budress told him, and dogs were drawn to our hearts.

I had a big Akita, Yoshi, who was fabulous. I loved him. We lost him when he was 12, and Ive never been able to replace him. Normally, most people lose a pet and get another and keep going on. But it just felt wrong to me; it felt disloyal.

Sometimes I am so dry that people dont know Im kidding and think Im being serious. I enjoy this because their reactions are often funny.