Painterly closed wooden door in a freestanding frame against hazy grey.

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Something Happened  ·  1974

Joseph Heller

I get the willies when I see closed doors.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker says that closed doors give them an uneasy feeling, using the informal expression the willies. A familiar object becomes a source of apprehension. The admission connects the sight of a shut door with discomfort, without specifying what they fear might be behind it.

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