"I had to go to Sunday school once or twice in my life, and that's where I commented someplace on hearing"

John C. Hawkes' quote talks to the idea that religion and spiritual teachings can be discovered in unanticipated places. It suggests that even if one has only had actually limited exposure to spiritual mentors, they can still find themselves assessing them. This might be interpreted as a suggestion that spiritual mentors can be discovered in daily life, even if one does not actively seek them out. It could also be viewed as a suggestion that spiritual mentors can be found in unforeseen locations, and that one ought to be open to learning from them. Ultimately, the quote talks to the idea that religious mentors can be found in unexpected locations, which one need to be open to gaining from them, even if one has just had actually limited direct exposure to them.