“He reached up and tugged his ear. And I did the same.”

“Inside our cozy, private room, I reached up and tugged on his silk necktie, undoing the knot. “You dress to impress,” I said approvingly.“No, Angel.” He leaned in, his teeth softly grazing my ear. “I undress to impress.”

“He reaches down and tugs his pant leg up. The gold cuff wrapped around his ankle is decorated with Smurf stickers. "One of the other collectors did this after I crashed last night. Can you believe that mess? I can't get the damn things off.”

“But I don't think Art's an Einstein - he likes tugging ears, biting people and burping too much to be a genius.”

“The girl hurried away, but then Pippi shouted, "Did he have big ears that reached way down to his shoulders?""No," said the girl and turned and came running back in amazement. "You don't mean to say that you have seen a man walk by with such big ears?""I have never seen anyone who walks with his ears," said Pippi. "All the people I know walk with their feet.”

“Death tugs at my ear and says, 'Live. I am coming.”