First place Quote by Lisa Lutz

“I don't think she [Mother] likes doing the laundry," I said. It was actually the first time in my life that I'd really thought…

— Don Lemna

“I followed him down the hall and into his room. He closed the door and tossed my dirty clothes into his hamper. “Don’t do…

— Micalea Smeltzer

“I shrugged. But she kept asking, as if there were something she could do, until finally I just kind of crawled across the couch…

— John Green

“What’s the matter?” my mother snapped. “You sick?” I pulled my body back inside and bumped my head against the window hard enough to…

— F.C. Yee

“I’m sorry. Was that gross?” I asked, wanting to melt into the floor and just die. He shook his head slowly and then looked…

— Amber L. Johnson

“Taking a step forward, he opened the glass door. She looked at him and waited. “I told you, I need to shower, too.” “There…

— Heather Graham

“We eventually come to a one-story house that looks as though it's on its way to becoming one with the forest surrounding it. "Seriously?"…

— Travis Thrasher

“As we pushed off from the fountain, one of the washerwomen leaned forward, practically spilling out of her dress. "If you ever get tired…

— Leigh Bardugo

“Need help washing other places?” “Yeah. I’m really dirty.” “I can’t believe you said that with a straight face.” “I can’t believe you’ll do…

— S.E. Jakes

“And then I see my mother sitting by the open window, her dark silhouette against the night sky. She turns around in her chair,…

— Amy Tan

“She remembered perching on the sill of her bedroom window with the pane opened a crack so she could let the winter in, and…

— Meagan Spooner

“The feel of the sticky wetness down there when she moved made her grimace. God, she wanted to get cleaned up. In a hurry.”

— Stephen King