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title: "8 Reading Lines Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Reading Lines quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Reading Lines sayings and thoughts."
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> [A writer is a palmist, reading the lines of the planet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pico-iyer/a-writer-is-a-palmist-reading-the-lines-of-the-planet/)

[Pico Iyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pico-iyer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/faf/pico-iyer-1252_lines_a-writer-is-a-palmist-reading-the-lines_186462.png)

> [“Never mind reading between the lines, try reading what's on them first.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teri-louise-kelly/never-mind-reading-between-the-lines-try-reading-what-s-on-them-first/)

[Teri Louise Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teri-louise-kelly/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47e/teri-louise-kelly-50993_books_never-mind-reading-between-the-lines-try_286908.jpg)

> [You can tell when someone is reading the lines of a song or performing it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-eazy/you-can-tell-when-someone-is-reading-the-lines-of-a-song-or/)

[G-Eazy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-eazy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a15/g-eazy-1910_lines_you-can-tell-when-someone-is-reading-the_381805.jpg)

> [Well, the hard part about doing auditions is that the person reading you the lines, they're not really into it. They're just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-mencia/well-the-hard-part-about-doing-auditions-is-that-the-person-reading/)

[Carlos Mencia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-mencia/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/900/carlos-mencia-2630_actor_well-the-hard-part-about-doing-auditions_715267.png)

> [“I have always been good at reading, but I have never been good at reading between the lines.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-lake/i-have-always-been-good-at-reading-but-i-have-never-been-good-at/)

[Nick Lake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-lake/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd6/nick-lake-27749_books_i-have-always-been-good-at-reading-but-i_1090403.jpg)

> [“The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't being said. The art of reading between the lines is a life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-l-alder/the-most-important-thing-in-communication-is-hearing-what-isn-t-being/)

[Shannon L. Alder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-l-alder/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1c/shannon-l-alder-363_art_the-most-important-thing-in-communicatio_1648899.jpg)

> [Some people become so expert at reading between the lines they don't read the lines.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-millar/some-people-become-so-expert-at-reading-between-the-lines-they-don-t/)

[Margaret Millar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-millar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6c/margaret-millar-19531_assumption_some-people-become-so-expert-at-reading_2044840.png)

> [The art of reading between the lines is as old as manipulated information.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/serge-schmemann/the-art-of-reading-between-the-lines-is-as-old-as-manipulated/)

[Serge Schmemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/serge-schmemann/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f52/serge-schmemann-25845_art_the-art-of-reading-between-the-lines-is_2909624.png)

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