A wide dish of assorted colored buttons beside a narrow glass tube filled with violet buttons.

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Variety is the spice of life.

— Ally McBeal ‧ 1997

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

Variety is compared with seasoning: it adds interest to something that might otherwise feel repetitive. The familiar phrase treats difference as a source of enjoyment in everyday experience. It favors a mixture of experiences without saying that constant change is necessary or always beneficial.

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