A Visit With Irene Dunne (1977)
Jeffrey Epstein (1953–2019) American financier, science and education philanthropist and sex offender
As quoted by Charlie Gasparino in Jeffrey Epstein before he died https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/jeffrey-epstein-exclusive-hedge-fund, FOXBusiness, 13 August 2019
“There are worse things than being mad.”
Jack Kerouac (1922–1969) American writer
This appears not to be a Kerouac quote. It has not been found in any of Kerouac's published work.
Misattributed
“But there were worse things than being left.”
Cassandra Clare book Lady Midnight
Source: Lady Midnight
“The only thing worse than being blind is having sight and no vision.”
Helen Keller (1880–1968) American author and political activist
Oscar Wilde book The Picture of Dorian Gray
Variant: If there is anything more annoying in the world than having people talk about you, it is certainly having no one talk about you.
Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray
“The only thing worse than being hurt is everyone knowing that you're hurt.”
Carrie Fisher book Postcards from the Edge
Source: Postcards from the Edge
“The only thing worse in politics than being wrong is being boring, as Dick Nixon would say.”
Roger Stone (1952) American lobbyist
As quoted by Matt Labash, "Debriefing Mike Murphy" https://www.weeklystandard.com/matt-labash/debriefing-mike-murphy (18 March 2016) The Weekly Standard.
Chris Wooding (1977) British children's writer
Source: The Iron Jackal
“There are worse things than being fat, and one of them is worrying about it all the time.”
Peg Bracken (1918–2007) American writer
But I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World! The pleasures and perils of an unseasoned traveler (1973)
