The book's lead character is both an 'object of' desire and an 'object of' pity. [=the lead character is both desired and pitied by other characters in the book]
When they take a vacation, 'money is no object'. [=they don't worry about how much something costs] They always stay at the most expensive places.
If 'cost was/were no object' [=if cost did not matter; if we had enough money] we'd buy a new car instead of fixing the old one.
(..) Anything it samples by physical contact. Can't be real! It could disguise itself as a pack of cigarettes? Only objects of equal size. Why not a bomb or something to get me? It can't form complex machines. Guns, explosives have chemicals, moving parts. (..)1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day