“Better to be strong than pretty and useless.”

“It is of course better to know useless things than to know nothing.”

“It is better to fill your head with useless knowledge than no knowledge at all.”

“I got a washed out version of Mom’s curls and a better copy of Dad’s blue eyes, The rest of me, I guess, is up for grabs. Except maybe Gran’s nose, but she could have been trying to make me feel better. I’m no prize. Most girls go through a gawky stage, but I’m beginning to think mine will be a lifelong thing. It doesn’t bother me too much. Better to be strong than pretty and useless. I’ll take a plain girl with her head screwed on right over a cheerleader any day.”

“In terms of adaptability, humans are pretty amazingly useless.”

“Better than a thousand sayings Made up of useless wordsIs one word of meaning Which calms you to hear it.”