J. G. Ballard

Writing a novel is one of those modern rites of passage, I think, that lead us from an innocent world of contentment, drunkenness, and good humor, to a state of chronic edginess and the perpetual scanning of bank statements.

British Author

Annalee Newitz

Turning a zombie pandemic into a generic disaster movie robs the zombies of their dirty, nasty edginess and robs the disaster of its epic scope.

American Journalist

Jed Mercurio

With the police thriller genre, people come to it with an expectation. It allows you to get away with a bit of violence, edginess, darkness.

British Writer

John Waite

Coming off the back of the live album, there was a certain edginess and an almost punk energy that I've missed for a while.

English Musician

Colm Toibin

I think you can get a sort of intensity and an edginess offering nine stories in a book. Competing versions of things.

Irish Novelist

Niki de St. Phalle

Most people don't see the edginess in my work. They think it's all fantasy and whimsy.

French Sculptor

Luca Guadagnino

I'm incredibly inspired by the goofy edginess of teenagers and young people.

Italian Director

Michael Birch

Myspace was always a bit edgy. People identified it with edginess and music.

English Businessman

Bob Newhart

There is an edginess in my work that people don't always recognize.

American Comedian

Kiku Sharda

Comedy comes with a bit of sarcasm, wit and edginess.

Indian Comedian

Edginess can indicate a temporary, unsettled emotional condition due to a specific event or situation.

Emotional State

Describe a situation's tension with 'edginess' to imply discomfort among people present.

Tense Atmosphere

Use 'edginess' to convey a complex state of mind that encompasses anxiety and restlessness.

Psychological Nuance

In fashion and art, 'edginess' suggests a style that is ahead of trends and challenges the norm.

Cultural Trendsetter

Using 'edginess' can imply an element of risk or daring in a creative work.

Creative Boldness

Edginess gives a person or product a distinctive appeal, setting them apart as unique or avant-garde.

Distinctive Appeal

 how our unacknowledged assumptions can make us believe we are bad, either because sex is sinful or because we tolerate so much sexism. We let guys tell women what to do. The poem reacts to old lipstick ads, and its edginess about statement, its reversals and halts, have everything to do

Stephen Burt: Why people...

 notice and all the youngsters disappeared down the hole and the adults were looking very concerned now it seems to have settled a little bit but there is still a little bit of an edginess to them and they do seem to be a little bit worried