21 Quotes by Kate Fox

The most truly eccentric dresser in this country is the Queen, who pays no attention whatsoever to fashion

Nor am I saying that English conversation codes do not allow men to express emotion. English males are allowed to express emotion. Well they are allowed to express some emotions. Three, to be precise: surprise, providing it is conveyed by expletives; anger, generally communicated in the same manner; and elation/triumph, which again involves shouting and swearing. It can thus sometimes be rather hard to tell exactly which of these three permitted emotions an Englishman is attempting to express.

So we hold endless meetings, everyone is consulted, we discuss everything, and eventually we reach a consensus. Sometimes we even make a decision.Then we go and have a good moan about it all.

Moderation is all very well, but only in moderation.

That is why a house is not something that you passively 'have', it is something that you 'do', something that you 'work on',

Women are more skilled than men at making gossip entertaining.

Men gossip for just as long and about the same subjects as women, but tend to talk more about themselves.

Male and female gossip also sounds different, as women use more animated tones, more detail and more feedback.

Researchers have found very little difference between men and women in terms of the amount of time spent gossiping.