Katharine Whitehorn

Katharine Elizabeth Whitehorn (2 March 1928 – 8 January 2021) was a British journalist, writer, and columnist for the London Observer known for her wit and commentary on women in their times. Quotes People get a bad impression of it by continually trying to treat it as if it was a bank clerk, who ought to be on time on Tuesday next, instead of philosophically seeing it as a painter, who may do anything so long as you don't try to predict what. "Of the English climate" The Observer (London, 7 August 1966) Any committee that is the slightest use is composed of people who are too busy to want to sit on it for a second longer than they have to. Are You Sitting Comfortably?, from Observations (1970) The best careers advice given to the young ... is "Find out what you like doing best and get someone to pay you for doing it." "The Ten-Hour Week is Here to Stay," from The Observer (London, 19 January 1975) A food is not necessarily essential just because your child hates it. The main purpose of children's parties is to remind you that there are children more awful than your own. From How to Survive Children (London: Eyre Methuen, 1975), as cited by Valerie Grove in "A mother's revenge on Warlock the Weirdo", Evening Standard (28 November 1986), p. 20–21 I wouldn't say when you've seen one Western you've seen the lot; but when you've seen the lot you get the feeling you've seen one. Decoding the West, from Sunday Best (1976) There are some circles in America where it seems to be more socially acceptable to carry a hand-gun than a packet of cigarettes. The Observer (London, 30 October 1988) I wouldn’t say when you’ve seen one Western you’ve seen the lot; but when you’ve seen the lot you get the feeling you’ve seen one. "Decoding the West", in Sunday Best (1976) Hats divide generally into three classes: offensive hats, defensive hats, and shrapnel. "Hats", in Shouts and Murmurs (1963) No nice men are good at getting taxis. Column in The Observer (1977) External links The new 60? Katharine Whitehorn on The Guardian website Category:1928 births Category:2021 deaths Category:Columnists from England Category:Women journalists from England Category:Women authors from England Category:People from London Category:Women born in the 1920s