Katharine Elizabeth Whitehorn (born 1928) is a British journalist, writer, and columnist known for her wit and humor and as a keen observer of 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, Oct. 30, 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, from The Observer (London, Aug. 7, 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, January 19, 1975)

External links

• The new 60?
• The Guardian: Comment is Free - Katharine Whitehorn