Instead, she played a lawyer, a presidential candidate's sharp-witted wife and the queen of England.

FORBES: Kate's Estate

The other night, I was sitting next to one such sharp-witted, Jewish grandmother in her mid-80s.

FORBES: Are You Boring Your Grandmother?

Yes, the uber-successful, sharp-witted freelance writer decided that making a living as a single mom required showing up in virtual drag.

FORBES: Connect

My sharp-witted but reserved cousin, who had raised two boys while living with Multiple Sclerosis, passed away in March of this year.

FORBES: Can Big Data Save My Dad From Cancer?

This is not to say this series is a downer Roach is sharp-witted and funny, and boxing's chintzy glamour, as always, offers an irresistible backdrop.

WSJ: Jason Gay: On the Periphery of Boxing Madness; Freddie Roach, Manny Pacquaio; Floyd Mayweather Jr.

In his 2004 novel I Am Charlotte Simmons, writer and social critic Tom Wolfe describes a sharp-witted female student who is, on paper, ideally suited for an Ivy League school, yet she finds herself brought down by a destructive social life at a fictional university.

FORBES: No Pamphlets Required

In his 2004 novel I Am Charlotte Simmons, writer and social critic Tom Wolfe describes a sharp-witted female student who is, on paper, ideally suited for an Ivy League school, yet she finds herself brought down by a destructive social life at the fictional university she attends.

FORBES: No Pamphlets Required

For the sharp-penned and quick-witted in those days the globe was there for trotting.

ECONOMIST: England, America and the politics of dissent

Two young graffiti artists from the Bronx, the slightly nerdy and awkward Malcolm (Ty Hickson) and the sharp-tongued, fast-witted Sofia (Tashiana Washington), platonic friends, try to hustle up money for an attention-grabbing coup: tagging the Home Run Apple at Citi Field.

NEWYORKER: Gimme the Loot