“sin -- a fact as practical as potatoes. Whether or no man could be washed in miraculous waters, there was no doubt at any rate that he wanted washing.”
“The heap of dirty dishes was normal for Arthur, who had applied for a reduction in his water rate on the grounds that he washed up only every fortnight, and then used the leftover liquid for watering his roses.”
“Her smile could wash away a thousand doubts as soon as light up a room.”
“Its not that he didn’t appreciate his dishwasher. There was something about washing dishes by hand that was therapeutic, as if he could wash away the regrets of the past and photos he wanted to wipe out of his memory forever.”
“A mental stain can neither be blotted out by the passage of time nor washed away by any waters.”
“I never hear you practice."He smiled: "Only those who are dirty need to wash.”