Quotes by Housework It's all right for a woman to be, above all, human. I am a woman first of all. Anais Nin housework humans firsts I'm a housewife: I spend far more time on housework than anything else. Annie Dillard housewife housework more-time Everything truly important is washable. Barbara Kingsolver housework important No one has a corner on depression, but housewives are working on it. Gabrielle Burton housewife housework corners Dirt is matter in the wrong place. Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston housework dirt matter I love it when my justifications for avoiding housework are actually legitimate. Julie Kenner housework avoiding justification You won't do any more housework Then you go to the bin. Kate Millett housework I buried a lot of my ironing in the back yard. Phyllis Diller housework buried yards