Sentence examples for formidable insight from inspiring English sources

But this girlishness was never used to mask a formidable insight and will; instead, it was used in the service of a witty or dramatic delivery that surpassed that of even Tennessee Williams's heroines.

South African novelist, poet, and playwright Zakes Mda released the autobiographical volume Sometimes There Is a Void: Memoirs of an Outsider (2011), in which he portrayed his life and hard times with wistful humour and provided observations of his life in the United States with formidable insight.

We remember with affection his insight, formidable intellect, breadth of knowledge and wit.

This was the European premiere of 12 Years A Slave, a work of formidable compassion and insight, hotly tipped to win several Oscars next March, and already acclaimed in the US as cinema's most unflinching depiction of slavery.

Two Irish masters did what they do so well, to a formidable peak of insight and control, as they imbued seemingly small lives with weight and grace: William Trevor in Love and Summer (Viking, £18.99), and Colm Tóibí*in Brooklyn (Viking, £17.99).

That she might be party to her own pathos is not a thought he encourages us to entertain, but if he did -- if he invited his characters in on his own formidable reserves of insight and humor -- he might find real tragedy, and even greater comedy.

On the surface, the story of a slowly spreading crisis in the emotional life of people married longer than many moviegoers have been alive may not sound compelling, but that kind of thinking reckons without the formidable skill and insight of writer-director Andrew Haigh.

Divine and Bassett are both formidable actresses, and bring insight and potency to their roles; it is actually quite good fun to see them go at each other.

But when he seizes hold of an idea, the power of his insights is formidable.

Professor Scarf's mathematical insights and formidable mental dexterity were invoked in more than one Nobel citation.

From the outset, Barker demonstrated compassion and psychological insight, and a formidable literary technique.