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title: "1 Like Surprised Quotes By Chet Williamson"
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> [When I read a book, I like to be surprised. I don't want to read the same genre formula that I've read a hundred times before.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chet-williamson/when-i-read-a-book-i-like-to-be-surprised-i-don-t-want-to-read-the/)

[Chet Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chet-williamson/)

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## More by Chet Williamson

> [“Hope springs eternal in the town of dreams...and so does despair and humiliation.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chet-williamson/hope-springs-eternal-in-the-town-of-dreams-and-so-does-despair-and/)

[Chet Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chet-williamson/)

> [If I had stayed purely a horror writer or thriller writer, I might have more of a presence in those particular genres, and I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chet-williamson/if-i-had-stayed-purely-a-horror-writer-or-thriller-writer-i-might/)

[Chet Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chet-williamson/)

> [There's nothing like a headless corpse to bring a touch of excitement into one's life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chet-williamson/there-s-nothing-like-a-headless-corpse-to-bring-a-touch-of-excitement/)

[Chet Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chet-williamson/)

> [“Now, Jasper, as a great man once said, 'A brave and steadfast heart can overcome any fear.' So don't worry. I'll be back with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chet-williamson/now-jasper-as-a-great-man-once-said-a-brave-and-steadfast-heart-can/)

[Chet Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chet-williamson/)

> [Publishers love to compartmentalize, and 'Second Chance' was not an easy novel to define.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chet-williamson/publishers-love-to-compartmentalize-and-second-chance-was-not-an-easy/)

[Chet Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chet-williamson/)

> [When I read a book, I like to be surprised. I don't want to read the same genre formula that I've read a hundred…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chet-williamson/when-i-read-a-book-i-like-to-be-surprised-i-don-t-want-to-read-the/)

[Chet Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chet-williamson/)

> [Writing a novel that crosses genres is a risk, but one well worth taking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chet-williamson/writing-a-novel-that-crosses-genres-is-a-risk-but-one-well-worth/)

[Chet Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chet-williamson/)

> [“Dark is dark in the darkness.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chet-williamson/dark-is-dark-in-the-darkness/)

[Chet Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chet-williamson/)

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