Quote tattoo ideas

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Black and grey tattoo on the side of a ribcage showing a bare tree whose branches form a heart around the script words Everything has beauty but not everyone sees it.
Tree with heart canopy and script quote on ribs
Black outline tattoo of a leaf wreath framing a typed quote on a forearm, set against a white bedsheet.
Leaf wreath quote on a forearm
Black ink drawing of the phrase It is well with my soul in hand-lettered script, flanked by two sprigs of leaves and berries on a white background.
It is well with my soul lettering with leafy vines
Black silhouette tree with spreading roots and leaves, with the word Family in script and a quote about branches and roots, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Tree with roots and family script quote
Fine line black script reading in a world of my own runs across a forearm beside an outlined daisy tattoo.
Script quote and daisy on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two outline roses with cursive script across a woman's shoulder and upper chest.
Outline roses and script on a shoulder
Red line drawing of a heart with a sprig of three flowers and a black script quote beneath, a flash design with no visible body placement.
Heart with flower sprig and script quote
Black and grey tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds that turn into birds, with fine script lettering beneath it, on a person's back.
Dandelion seeds becoming birds with script quote
Pencil-style drawing of a fine-line botanical tattoo design with a curling vine, a pocket watch, a key and the words Life is what you make of it, shown on a pale pink background.
Vine, pocket watch and key design
Black and grey shaded rose tattoo on the upper chest beside fine script reading Every flower must grow through dirt.
Shaded rose with a script quote on the chest
Colour realism rose tattooed on the upper arm beside black script lettering running down the forearm, on a person outdoors.
Red rose and script quote on arm
Black and grey flash design of dandelion seeds drifting into swallows, with the script line Every breath is a second chance.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds with script quote
Black and grey realism roses with leaves and a script quote tattooed on the outer thigh.
Black and grey roses with quote on thigh
Flash design drawing of ornate black script reading And Though She Be But Little She Is Fierce, framed by dark red roses with drips, with no body placement shown.
Script quote with red roses flash design
Black and grey and colour tattoo on a person's upper back showing a yellow rose with green leaves, three black birds and the quote about the most poetical topic in the world.
Yellow rose, birds and quote on upper back
Black script quote and two shaded red roses tattooed on the side of a person's ribs, with a white top at the upper edge of the frame.
Script quote and two roses on the ribs
Shaded sunflower tattoo on a shoulder with the words you are my sunshine in black script running across the upper chest.
Sunflower and script on a shoulder
Fine line tattoo of two bird silhouettes on a blossoming branch under a crescent moon, with the script words to the moon and back, on the side ribs.
Birds on a branch with moon on the ribs
Close-up of a fine line script quote and a shaded rose tattoo across the top of a foot, worn with black lace stiletto heels.
Script quote and rose on the foot
Black and grey daisy tattoo with a fine line script quote trailing from its stem, sitting on the lower back above a pair of jeans.
Daisy and script quote on lower back
Black and grey traditional tattoo on a thigh, showing a peony, daisies, fern leaves, a stylised hand and a banner reading I long for you to hold me in your arms.
Peony and hand banner tattoo on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of orchids and cursive script across the shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey orchids with script on upper arm
Black script quote about a rare flower beside a pink cherry blossom branch tattoo on skin, in a lettering and botanical style.
Cherry blossom branch with script quote
Black and grey tree tattoo with birds rising towards the neck and a line of handwritten script across the upper back.
Bare tree, flying birds and script on upper back
Colour tattoo of two blue birds on a branch with yellow, red and orange flowers and the words every little thing will be alright, in script on the inner forearm.
Blue birds, flowers and script quote on a forearm
Black and grey lettering tattoo on a forearm reading you see flowers in these weeds, beside a dandelion seed head with drifting seeds.
Quote and dandelion seed head on a forearm
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a rose with leaves and a curving line of script across the top of a foot, above lace stiletto shoes.
Rose and script quote across the top of a foot
Black ink drawing of the hand-lettered words and if not he is still good, framed by a wreath of leaves, ferns and small flowers, shown as a design with no body placement.
Hand-lettered quote in a leafy wreath
Black script reading She believed she could so she did, beside a dandelion whose seeds become birds, with one small purple bird, on the outer foot.
Dandelion and birds quote on foot
Black outline tattoo of two roses with angular leaves on a forearm, with a line of script lettering above near the wrist.
Outline roses on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of three roses and leaves with script reading a quote, placed on the outer thigh.
Realistic roses and script quote on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a windswept tree with script quote beneath it, on the upper back.
Windswept tree with quote on upper back
Black linework anemone with a long stem and leaves, beside the lettered quote 'I am terrified by this dark thing that sleeps in me' on the ribs.
Anemone and quote on the ribs
Fine line black script tattoo of a quote framed by flowers and leaves, placed on the upper back over the shoulder blade.
Script quote and flowers on upper back
Fine line tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds that become flying birds, with the script She believed she could so she did, on the outer side of a foot.
Dandelion, birds and script on a foot
Black linework tattoo on the upper back reading "Do you suppose she's a wildflower" in lettering framed by swirling vines, leaves and two coloured flowers, in a lettering and botanical style.
Wildflower quote with vines on back
Black handwritten lettering reading 'It's not you, it's my inability to stand human beings' with a line-drawn palm tree below, tattooed on a lower leg.
Handwritten quote and palm tree on a calf
Colour tattoo of a pink rose with a green stem and black script reading Tale as old as Time across the fingers of a hand, shown in a Hand placement.
Script quote and rose on a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of three roses, a compass and a script quote on the outer thigh.
Roses and compass on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo design with the words She is clothed in strength and dignity, framed by blossom branches and two butterflies.
Proverbs 31:25 lettering with blossom and butterflies
Black and grey ink drawing of a scorpion with a raised tail, framed by fern fronds and plant sprigs, with the word Scorpio and a short quote beneath.
Scorpio scorpion with ferns
Black ink tattoo design of birds, a dandelion and the script words "if you're a bird, then I'm a bird" on a golden painted background.
Birds, dandelion and script quote design
Black and grey tattoo on a thigh showing a Regency couple, a standing figure, roses, leaves, a sunburst and scrolling quote banners in an engraved style.
Pride and Prejudice scene on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of orchids and flower buds with cursive script across the shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey orchids and script on upper arm
Black script reading Tale as old as time runs across the fingers of a hand, with a small pink rose and green stem below it on the back of the hand.
Tale as old as time script and rose on hand
Colour tattoo of a pink cherry blossom branch with a black script quote above it, placed across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Cherry blossom quote on upper back
Black script lettering quote running across a forearm tattoo with a small red and pink flower with a green stem on the left.
Script quote and flower on a forearm
Black ink tree with spreading roots on a forearm, with the words Deep roots are not reached by the frost set in bold serif lettering across the trunk and canopy.
Tree with roots and lettering on a forearm