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

 * 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)


 * 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)


 * 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)


 * 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)


 * 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)