Gazing at a government billboard depicting the futuristic waterfront town promised to rise here within two years, he added, "I can also see why everyone will love it once it's done".
Written more than 2,600 years ago, the 101 words of verse deal with a theme timeless in both art and soap operas; the stirrings of an ageing body towards the nimbleness, youth and love it once knew.
But salted caramel could be as unfashionable as the sun-dried tomato and I'd still love it – once you've tasted that alchemic combination of bittersweet, toasty sugar, rich butter and salt, you can't go back.
"The boys loved it, though once they went out somewhere with the animals and came home full of fleas".
I studied acting and loved it, but once I got on a set, I felt self-conscious and anxious, I really preferred being behind the scenes.
She loved it, this once-in-her-childhood experience (a Christmas treat, she thinks it must have been) up until the point when the audience was asked to clap for Tinkerbell.
Conservatives loved it, but voters, once they saw the details, recoiled, as did some Republicans.
We loved it even more once HTC started sneaking 3.5mm jacks into it.
"Although it's fair to say that visitors who are initially shocked by the sight of the house in the landscape love it once they're inside".
Over the last week two separate entrepreneurs have mentioned it casually in conversation, and one said he tried it once and loved it.
