“And what would happen to my illusion that I am a force for order in the home if I wasn't married to the only man north of the Tiber who is even untidier than I am?” IfsMenHomeHappensOrderForceMarriedIllusion Author:Katharine Whitehorn
“It might be marvelous to be a man - then I could stop worrying about what's fair to women and just cheerfully assume I was superior, and that they had all been born to iron my shirts. Better still, I could be an Irish man - then I would have all the privileges of being male without giving up the right to be wayward, temperamental and an appealing minority.” MenGivingStillsMightBornWorryGiving UpFairsAssumingMalesPrivilegeSuperiorsShirtsMinoritiesIronMarvelousBe A ManStop Worrying Book:View from a Column Source: View from a Column
“Whereas a lot of men used to ask for conversation when they really wanted sex, nowadays they often feel obliged to ask for sex even when they really want conversation.” MenWantFeelsWantedUsedAsksSexConversationObliged Author:Katharine Whitehorn
“As I look around the West End these days, it seems to me that outside every thin girl is a fat man, trying to get in.” MenTryingLooksEndsSeemsGirlWestFatsThese DaysFat ManWest End Author:Katharine Whitehorn
“I blame Rousseau, myself. "Man is born free", indeed. Man is not born free, he is born attached to his mother by a cord and is not capable of looking after himself for at least seven years (seventy in some cases).” MenYearsMotherBornCasesCapableBlameSevenSeventiesSeven YearsCordsBorn Free Author:Katharine Whitehorn
“As ridiculous to approve of property and let a few men have a grossly unfair share of it, as say you are all for marriage, and then let one man have all the wives.” MenJusticeWifeShareDiversitySocial JusticePropertyRidiculousOne ManUnfair Author:Katharine Whitehorn
“No nice men are good at getting taxis.” MenInspirationNiceWeddingTaxiWedding SpeechNice ManHonest Tea Author:Katharine Whitehorn
“It's a pity more men are not bastards by birth instead of vocation.” MenBirthPityVocation Author:Katharine Whitehorn
“The Life and Soul, the man who will never go home while there is one man, woman or glass of anything not yet drunk.” MenSoulHomePartyHe ManGlassesDrunkOne ManMen WomenDrinking Party Author:Katharine Whitehorn
