The Railway tells the stories of some of them - a teeming "ill-assorted tribe" of funny, eccentric, sinister, charming characters, known by nicknames.
I met another of the grandchildren, Ms Siddiq's charming brother, known universally as Bobby, in Dhaka last year, and had an unexpected insight into the world of such people.
The state of Oaxaca is a charming place known for a few things: cop corruption, repression, poverty, blood, mezcal, and machetes.
He was smart, funny and charming, and knew everything about the movies.
And if something is funny or charming, he knows straight away.' Given how much emotion he puts into his roles, it is perhaps surprising that Ejiofor isn't thinking of taking a pre-Christmas break.
For many years, Pullman supplemented his writing income by teaching literature at a middle school and at Westminster College, both in Oxford, and he retains some of the traits common in favorite teachers: a sartorial trademark (red socks) and a goodnatured gruffness, calibrated to let the charming students know that they won't be indulged but not so harsh as to scare the timid ones.
She's smart and charming, and knows a lot about designing clothes.
He's a favorite because he's gorgeous, charming and knows how to make you feel amazing.
He's charming, funny, knows the right buttons to push, and can peak the interest of just about any single man or women online.
It's--he is so charming, you know, that it's--you know, look, I think I'm pretty hard on him in this book, but let's admit, he is a charming fellow.
