--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Whatever was about, whoever I had seen…" description: "\"Whatever was about, whoever I had seen, and heard rocking, and who had passed me by just now, whoever had opened the locked door was not 'real'. No. Bu..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3d/susan-hill-11625_doors_whatever-was-about-whoever-i-had-seen-an_2549428.png" --- # Whatever was about, whoever I had seen, and heard rocking… ![“Whatever was about, whoever I had seen, and heard rocking, and who had passed me by just now, whoever had opened the locked door was not 'real'. No. But what was 'real'? At that moment I began to doubt my own reality.” quote by Susan Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3d/susan-hill-11625_doors_whatever-was-about-whoever-i-had-seen-an_2549428.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3d/susan-hill-11625_doors_whatever-was-about-whoever-i-had-seen-an_2549428.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3d/susan-hill-11625_doors_whatever-was-about-whoever-i-had-seen-an_2549428.png) > “Whatever was about, whoever I had seen, and heard rocking, and who had passed me by just now, whoever had opened the locked door was not 'real'. No. But what was 'real'? At that moment I began to doubt my own reality.” [Susan Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-hill/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The narrator doubts reality after encountering mysterious, unsettling events, questioning what is truly real. **In simple terms:** Uncertainty about what is real after strange experiences. Key Takeaway Question your perceptions when faced with the unknown. Themes psychology existentialism uncertainty Mood eerie thoughtful Type literary philosophical When to use this quote - personal crisis - creative inspiration - mental health - spiritual awakening Key Concepts reality perception doubt the uncanny Questions to Reflect On - How do you differentiate illusion from reality? - What anchors you when reality feels fluid? 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