“Sounds come/ to the ear,// transformed.”

“words / hazard all”

“My uncle Steve showed me this site, So ........ I gotta' go - See Ya!!”

“He turned and saw Becky, crying in the doorway of her house. What was he doing here? Turning back he saw flashing blue lights at the end of the road, and realised the ringing in his ears was the sound of approaching sirens.”

“I spoke to ears that refused to hear.”

“You’re not allowed to freeze your ears off. All of the other mothers will make fun of me for having the bizarre earless offspring, and I don’t know if I’m secure enough to endure that.” “In that case, I should probably let my ears freeze off for the greater good. It sounds like you are in need of some serious character growth, Mamacita.”

“Jack laughed behind him, a mirthless sound from a man who had been on the wrong end of life's ironies too many times.”