“The music often astonishes with its inventiveness, and the performances are vital and quirky.”

“Written with erudition and firm, if sometimes quirky, opinion, the book is interlarded with humor and acerbic comment.”

“The Zimmermen, with their quirky sartorial style, have a long history of hard work and old-fashioned values coupled with wanderlust.”

“All of this is done, not just with a smile but with a joke, for he has a quirkish sense of humour, not usually associated with men of his profession.”

“There was a quirkish smile on her face, and she laughed at herself.”

“He has the kind of mind of which the world can never have enough, a composite of imagination, intelligence and knowledge that is driven by great energy and a quirkish and unceasing curiosity.”

“My lips had quirked into that smile of their own volition, no forced mimicry of expression that it once was.”

“Chantelle's lip quirked upwards in one corner with amusement and thanks.”

“His lips quirked slightly, showing his amusement at her bland humor.”

“They also scored neck-and-neck for their unthanked roles in two of the year's quirkier films.”

“Tape loops, samples, piano and the odd vibraphone take these songs away from the usual acoustic fare in favour of quirkier, yet still emotional, folk pop.”

“In recent years, however, Ryder has returned to the screen in a series of smaller, quirkier roles.”