A little white paper house on stilts above a group of magenta and gold lanterns on a green background.

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There's going to be twice as much love in the house as there was before.

— The Simpsons ‧ 1989

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker predicts that the household will contain twice as much love as before. Treating affection as something that can be doubled turns an emotional change into a simple measure. The line offers a hopeful picture of home without explaining here what will bring that increase.

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