“Nothing is worse than being alone on the evening of the day when one's cow has exploded.”
“There’s nothing worse than not being wanted”
“Milkers don’t spend half as long with their mothers." Eli spread his chore coat over Little Joe. "Not more than a few weeks. Sometimes one day. Maybe not even ... If you were a peeper, it’d be even worse. They don’t even get to see their mamas. They’re still jelly beans when they’re left alone to hatch.”
“There is nothing worse than being stuck in a bad conversation.”
“I really was alone, and the only thing worse than being alone was having everyone else see how lonely you were”
“Doing nothing is even worse than doing the wrong thing.”