His story, which is eloquent on the poignant linking of joy and sorrow, is studded with apt quotation and stunningly free from sentiment.
It may be sentimental, overwrought, precious and narcissistic, but for all that, it remains a poignant record of adolescent joy, fear, ambition and angst.
Although the book has many moments of joy, it is poignant, too.
This made the programme quite poignant – because it emphasised the joy of experimentation and made ideas feel closer to the skin.
After all the will-they/won't-they of Bel and Freddie, the quiet sadness shared between the more senior members of the newsroom is all the more poignant – Anna Chancellor and Peter Capaldi have been a joy to watch.
Mixed in with the joy was an poignant recognition of what Obama's presidency has meant beyond matters of war, policy and civil liberties.
It's not only a rich, poignant human story of intense joy followed by unending heartache but also has more complex ramifications dealing with issues such as governmental overreach and the long-standing, often bitter rift between academic and commercial fossil collectors.
The overall mood, despite passing joys, is increasingly poignant.
The rubber-legged ska of Ma and Pa, meanwhile, an autobiographical tale of a kid caught in the tailspin of her parents' divorce, encompassed unsuspected depth and nuance, its jerky pelt a poignant riot of love and hate, joy and pain.
The title of the film is drawn from Falstaff's poignant reminiscence of long-gone days of joy; Welles makes it the movie's first scene, setting the entire story in the shadow of loss.
