“That's why ears have cartilage, to keep them from flapping.”
“When have you looked?" said Sophie."Oh, how your ears flap and your long nose twitches", Howl croaked.”
“Sounds buzz around me, and I'm sure the painted dragonflies have come loose from the frieze on our walls to flap their wings in my ears, making my skin prickle and crawl as tides of sickness wash me away.”
“We didn’t have a date. A date ends in akiss, not blood and broken cartilage.”
“Henry,that's how you get rid of fleas. You keep them from laying eggs. You go to war with them.”
“That's why you have to save the dying man. Because you want him around to keep saving you.”