Inspiring Line of the Day--from "The Year of the Dog"

"My dress was dark
parsley green;
it felt smooth and cool
like a polished jade statue."

--from Grace Lin's
"The Year of the Dog"

     I love Grace Lin for this gorgeous line from "The Year of the Dog," which stopped me in my tracks (and for lots of other funny lines in the same book). Also, I love her for "Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!," for "Dim Sum for Everyone!," for the illustrations in "The Seven Chinese Sisters", for "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" (which is what I'm reading now)...and for more of her wonderful books that I have yet to experience.