The play is of course the Thornton Wilder classic, a prospect that may make you want to sink through your seat before you see the sharp kids, joy in their eyes, assessing the easy metaphor in Wilder's work.
The baby made one of those expressions of baby joy, sharp and sudden, as if the impulse had seized her before she could process it.
Mr. Anderson is a master of blending tones, able to layer comedy and tragedy, high stylization and sharp realism, bursting joy and haunting melancholy, not only within films but also within scenes and even single shots.
Still, she can be a sharp observer, describing the joy of motorcycling through Manhattan or the allure of a luxury sedan, and the reader may find herself longing for a customized Geoffrey Beene wardrobe and Bentley of her own.
On the short, fast walk to Frings' office, Beverly Drive was draped in holiday joy, in sharp contrast to Warren Cowan's sense of foreboding.
But there's more than one way to read a poetry collection, and too often we read collections with such an over-emphasis on craft that the joy of sharp edges is entirely lost.
Hours before his death he was rehearsing for them, exuding joy, energy and sharp judgment.
It's funny, sharp, unsettling, with flashes of joy – a perfect book to take travelling.
