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title: "1 Heart Reading Quotes By Mark Rubinstein"
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> [Having a dog or cat will open your heart. Reading a book will open your mind. Having both a pet and a book... absolute heaven.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-rubinstein/having-a-dog-or-cat-will-open-your-heart-reading-a-book-will-open/)

[Mark Rubinstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-rubinstein/)

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## More by Mark Rubinstein

> [Why do I love writing? I can be who I want, do what I want, hurt who I want, and make the world over,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-rubinstein/why-do-i-love-writing-i-can-be-who-i-want-do-what-i-want-hurt-who-i/)

[Mark Rubinstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-rubinstein/)

> [Having a dog or cat will open your heart. Reading a book will open your mind. Having both a pet and a book... absolute…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-rubinstein/having-a-dog-or-cat-will-open-your-heart-reading-a-book-will-open/)

[Mark Rubinstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-rubinstein/)

> [“The irony of writing is that it's a solitary profession in which the lone writer tries to address universal human concerns.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-rubinstein/the-irony-of-writing-is-that-it-s-a-solitary-profession-in-which-the/)

[Mark Rubinstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-rubinstein/)

> [“Standing in the corner, leaning aginst the wall, is a fifth man. If Grange is a Hummer, this guy's an 18-wheel Mack truck, thinks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-rubinstein/standing-in-the-corner-leaning-aginst-the-wall-is-a-fifth-man-if/)

[Mark Rubinstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-rubinstein/)

> [“A novel, though fiction, often speaks to the largest truths.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-rubinstein/a-novel-though-fiction-often-speaks-to-the-largest-truths/)

[Mark Rubinstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-rubinstein/)

> [“If you're a writer, reading is part of your job description.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-rubinstein/if-you-re-a-writer-reading-is-part-of-your-job-description/)

[Mark Rubinstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-rubinstein/)

> [“A novel is the final common pathway of a writer's experiences, fears, wishes, thoughts, feelings & fantasies. All is distilled in a novel.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-rubinstein/a-novel-is-the-final-common-pathway-of-a-writer-s-experiences-fears/)

[Mark Rubinstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-rubinstein/)

> [“Don't write for the market or for others. Write what you know, love and above all, write what you would love to read.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-rubinstein/don-t-write-for-the-market-or-for-others-write-what-you-know-love-and/)

[Mark Rubinstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-rubinstein/)

> [Having both a pet and a book...absolute heaven.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-rubinstein/having-both-a-pet-and-a-book-absolute-heaven/)

[Mark Rubinstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-rubinstein/)

> [Listening is crucial for any novelist. Stories & ideas abound. We too often talk about ourselves & block out the richness others may offer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-rubinstein/listening-is-crucial-for-any-novelist-stories-ideas-abound-we-too/)

[Mark Rubinstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-rubinstein/)

> [“A writer should be on a quest to get better and better with each book. May it be a never-ending quest.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-rubinstein/a-writer-should-be-on-a-quest-to-get-better-and-better-with-each-book/)

[Mark Rubinstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-rubinstein/)

> [“Ir you're a writer, reading is part of your job description. ~ Mark Rubinstein”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-rubinstein/ir-you-re-a-writer-reading-is-part-of-your-job-description-mark/)

[Mark Rubinstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-rubinstein/)

> [A writer has many tools: eyes, ears, nose, sensations, thoughts feelings and imagination. The tools can construct a house of stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-rubinstein/a-writer-has-many-tools-eyes-ears-nose-sensations-thoughts-feelings/)

[Mark Rubinstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-rubinstein/)

> [“Writing a novel creates a window to a new way of looking at the world. Reading one means looking through that window.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-rubinstein/writing-a-novel-creates-a-window-to-a-new-way-of-looking-at-the-world/)

[Mark Rubinstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-rubinstein/)

> [“A writer's two greatest tools are imagination and perseverance.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-rubinstein/a-writer-s-two-greatest-tools-are-imagination-and-perseverance/)

[Mark Rubinstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-rubinstein/)

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