The Door of Erised

So maybe I stole the title from JK Rowling. But I did so with a good purpose in mind. I think that the door in room 316 covered in quotes is much like the mirror of erised. When Harry sits in front of the mirror he can see the things that he most desires. When I stood in front of the door I would read inspiring quotes of things I most desired to become. To do. To learn.

Here are a few of my favorites.

"For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone." Audrey Hepburn

"There is in every true woman's heart a spark of Heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity; but which kindles up and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity." Washington Irving

"I am happier, even than Jane. She only smiles, I laugh." Elizabeth Bennett

"The most important thing in life is to learn to love, and to let it come in." Morrie Schwartz

"I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go." Abraham Lincoln

"You really shouldn't say 'I Love You' unless you mean it. But if you mean it you should say it a lot! People forget." 6 year old

"See you at the top!" Grandpa Hart

And since I used JK Rowling to begin, with her I will end.

"It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." Dumbledore