“If you find yourself asking: How did I get here? Isador once said, that probably means you are living a life worth living.”

“You will find yourself, as he did. But that will not mean it is easy. There are few things easy in life that are worth the doing.”

“How did you get here?" Harry asked."Flew," said Hagrid."Flew?”

“It was like that Talking Head song. „And you may ask yourself, 'How did I get here?' … And you may tell yourself, 'This is not my beautiful house. And you may tell yourself, 'This is not my beautiful wife' ”. As he responded to the essay questions, Mitchell kept bending his answers toward their practical applications. He wanted to know why he was here, and how to live. It was perfect way to end your college career. Education had finally led Mitchell out into life.”

“You may say to yourself: "Well, how did I get here?”

“Life is only worth living because we hope it will get better and we'll all get home safely. But you tried and you did not get home safely. You did not get home at all.”