Poignant Quotes

The sibling relationships in this book are profoundly affecting. The book combines the shrewd, detailed portrait of everyday life that Anne Tyler excels at, with a really poignant exploration of how loss can affect love that Dave Eggers's memoir did so memorably. - Bill Thomas

The most significant and poignant part of the event is it's our chance every year for the entire synagogue community, federation community and general community to come together for one magnificent day at one magnificent event. - Alan Katz

The human element allows for the right kind of discussion to get a true consensus. It's powerful, it's poignant and it's human, and for us it works. - Greg Shaheen

The histories of our two peoples correspond in such painful and poignant ways that I intensely feel myself at home amongst my compatriots. - Nelson Mandela

The deaths of these servicemen are especially poignant on a day when Iraqis were able to enjoy the freedom of democratic elections for the first time in many years. - Geoff Hoon

The creative community always responds to a tragedy... I don't think Katrina changed the instinctive reaction. But the fact that it was New Orleans, which is so important to the music world, did touch a chord in a particularly poignant way. People rallied immediately, within hours. All the labels wanted to play ball. - Mitch Bainwol

The bloodstains are the darker brown splotches on the collar, shoulders and back. This uniform set is one of the most important surviving Civil War artifacts, both as an unusual uniform and as a poignant story of sacrifice. Can you get any closer to death than this bloodstained coat? - Gordon Jones