“It struck me that distant cities are designed precisely so you can know where you came from.”

“Know from whence you came. If you know whence you came, there are absolutely no limitations to where you can go.”

“So what is true for life itself is no less true for the universe: knowing where you came from is no less important than knowing where you are going.”

“You must know where you came from yesterday, know where you are today, to know where you're going tomorrow." -Cree saying”

“Daughter of Eve from the far land of Spare Oom where eternal summer reigns around the bright city of War Drobe, how would it be if you came and had tea with me?”

“The place where you came from ain't there any more, and where you had in mind to go is cancelled out. This place you are now—inside your daddy's house—is nothing but a cardboard box I can knock down any time. You know that and always did know it. You hear me?”