A red velvet heart pincushion beside a brass gear on lavender felt.

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Willy Wonka

Where is fancy bred, in the heart or in the head?

— Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory  ·  1971

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What it means

Our interpretation.

This asks whether a passing fancy, a light liking or infatuation, begins in feeling or in thought. By setting heart against head, it treats attraction as a puzzle about where desire really comes from, and leaves the answer open in a playful, wondering tone.

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