Comments on Reading Tonight

After reading Madeleine L'Engle's "Ring of Endless Light" as a preteen, I have always imagined that touching a dolphin (or a whale- any cetacean really) would be like touching something wet, smooth and dusty. L'Engle described the skin of a dolphin as smooth, but so soft that it leaves almost a residue on ones hands.

As someone who is weird about odd textures, I have to say that I wouldn't advise touching a whale, either. It sounds like a nightmare.