The gods are watching, but idly, yawning.

won't be standing by idly. We'll be watching, we'll be following it all, we'll be engaging... And we'll be ready to move forward as soon as the parties in the region are ready to move forward.

The beloved is the ultimate fetish.

My passions have never jumped out of the fireplace and set fire to the carpet.

Flattery and insults raise the same question: What do you want?

Under attack, sentiments harden into dogma