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• A fate worse than death: to be married alive.
• Immortality -- a fate worse than death. -- Edgar A. Shoaff
• Professor Plum: "What are you afraid of? A fate worse than death?
  Mrs Peacock: "No, just death." -- _Clue_...
• Inflation: fate worse than debt.
• Bruno: Nine hundred dollary-doos? Tobias! Did you accept a six hour collect call from the States?
  Tobias: It was an emergency call from the International Drainage Commission in Springfield....
• A faith worse than death is better than death!