Quote tattoo ideas

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Realistic grey orchid vine with buds and a small red script quote across a person's upper back by the shoulder blade.
Orchid vine and script on upper back
Fine line black script reading in a world of my own, running into a daisy outline, on the inner forearm.
Script quote and daisy on a forearm
Two side-by-side photos of matching black and grey tattoos: a shaded daisy with the words until the very end on the upper arm, and small daisies with the same script on the top of a foot.
Daisy and script tattoos on arm and foot
Black and grey sunflower tattoo on a shoulder, with the script words you are my sunshine running out beside it towards the collarbone.
Sunflower and script on a shoulder
Black and grey flash design of a globe with a botanical sprig border and script lettering reading Be the change you hope to see in the world.
Globe with botanical lettering design
Colour tattoo of an open book reading We're all stories in the end, with blue flowers and vines, on a limb in a close-up photo.
Open book with a quote and blue flowers
Colour realism tattoo of honeycomb, three bees and small flowers with the script words Order is peace on the side of a torso.
Honeycomb and bees with script on the side
Close-up of a dark script quote reading a person's a person, no matter how small, beside a pink dandelion with a green stem, tattooed on a shoulder.
Dandelion and quote on a shoulder
Black and grey botanical tattoo on the inner forearm with daffodil-style flowers, leaves and a rectangular frame containing the words this feeling is just for now.
Floral frame with quote on forearm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm of the words we should live until we die, set in a wreath of yellow flowers and teal leaves, in a Lettering and Botanical style.
Quote wreath with flowers on upper arm
Colour botanical tree tattoo with green foliage and a handwritten black script quote across the upper back, with a small star tattoo near the neck.
Tree and script quote across a back
Black fine line tattoo on a forearm showing leaves, a cluster of flowers and a framed box reading everything carries me to you, in a botanical fine line style.
Quote and botanical forearm tattoo
Black and grey rose tattoos on the shoulders and upper chest, with script lettering across the chest, on a person wearing a black sports bra.
Script and rose tattoos on chest and shoulders
Black and grey line drawing of a cluster of flowers and leaves with the Taurus symbol, a dotted arc and sun rays, above the word Taurus.
Taurus zodiac flowers with sun rays
Black fine line tattoo of a dandelion releasing birds and seeds across the upper back and shoulder, with the script words Every breath is a second chance.
Dandelion and birds with quote on shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of three roses, a compass and script on the outer thigh.
Roses and compass on a thigh
Realism style tattoo of two pink roses with green leaves and a small black script line, on a woman's shoulder and upper chest.
Pink roses and script on the shoulder
Black script reading This too shall pass across the upper back, with birds flying from a dandelion seed head in a black lettering and botanical style.
This too shall pass script with dandelion on back
Black script lettering reading "Not all those who wander are lost" with a blue flower and vine on the top of a foot.
Script quote and blue flower on a foot
Black and grey fine line tattoo on a forearm, with the script words in a world of my own running into an outlined daisy.
Daisy and script quote on a forearm
Black and grey ornamental lotus tattoo on the upper back, with a swallow and a script quote below it on the lower back.
Lotus and swallow on a back
Black script reading Love me for who I am across the upper chest, with a small bird silhouette and a shaded rose on the shoulder.
Script quote and rose on a shoulder
Upper arm tattoo of a love quote in black lettering inside an oval wreath of red, purple and blue flowers with green leaves.
Floral wreath with quote on upper arm
Black and green feather with the script words Angels watching over me, two pink flowers and ink splatter on a white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Feather with script and pink flowers
Two photos of a dandelion tattoo on the top of a foot, with teal and pink seed heads and black script reading you are my sunshine or my only sunshine.
Dandelion and script on the foot
Black fine line outline roses on a woman's shoulder with a short handwritten script line running across the collarbone.
Outline roses and script on a shoulder
Black and grey flash design of a tree with a heart-shaped opening in the trunk, a small bird above and the words Strong roots produce beautiful leaves below.
Tree with heart and roots flash design
Black and grey back tattoo with script running down the spine, flowers and vines on both sides and a tribal band above the waistband.
Spinal script and flowers across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of orchids and lilies with cursive script wrapping from the shoulder down the upper arm.
Orchids and script quote on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a tree above the handwritten words I climbed the tree to see the world, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Tree and handwritten quote on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo of a yellow sunflower with a grey centre and the words 'there's no place like home' in script above it, on an arm.
Sunflower with a 'no place like home' quote
Drawn tattoo design of a shaded rose beside ornate script reading love me, with a line of serif text reading That's all I ask of you, on a white background.
Love me script with shaded rose design
Two bare feet with matching black fine line dandelion tattoos and script lettering across the top of each foot.
Matching dandelion and script tattoos on two feet
Black hand-lettered script reading Be you, bravely, set inside a looping wreath of leafy sprigs on a plain light background, shown as a tattoo design.
Be you, bravely lettering in a leafy wreath
Side ribs tattoo of two red roses shaded in black and grey, with script lettering reading Shall I complain that rose bushes have thorns, partly hidden by a black strap.
Red roses and script on ribs
Black ink flash design of a palm tree with the words Less Monday and More summer set in brush script either side of the trunk.
Palm tree with "Less Monday, more summer" lettering
Colour tattoo of a sunflower with green leaves and a stem running down the centre of a person's back, with script beside the stem.
Sunflower with script down the spine
Colour tattoo of pink cherry blossoms and black swirling vines with script lettering and falling pink petals on the thigh.
Cherry blossom vine with script on a thigh
Black fine line tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds towards three birds, with the script 'i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart)', on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dandelion seeds, birds and script on a shoulder
Two thighs show matching black lettering tattoos above the knees, each with a leafy vine and flower, reading OH NO LOVE and YOU'RE NOT ALONE.
Matching thigh tattoos with leaves and a flower
Black and grey pencil drawing of a tattoo design with curling vines, small flowers, a pocket watch on a chain with a key, and the script words Life is what you make of it.
Vine, flowers and pocket watch design
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open compass with the words Go confidently in the direction of your dreams, surrounded by daisy, bell-shaped and holly flowers, on the side of the torso.
Compass, flowers and quote in grey realism
Black and grey line drawing of a ribcage with roses and leaves beneath a sunburst, with the word Virgo and a short quote, shown as a tattoo design.
Ribcage and roses with Virgo lettering
Close-up of a fine line lettering tattoo on the side of the ribs reading Listen with your heart, framed by red swirls and small blue and green leaves.
Listen with your heart quote on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of three roses, a compass and fine script on the outer thigh of a person in black shorts.
Roses and compass on a thigh
Black line tattoo of a laurel wreath enclosing the script words Courage, dear heart on a lower leg, in a botanical and lettering style.
Laurel wreath with Courage, dear heart
Watercolour-style daisy tattoo in teal, pink and yellow on the upper arm, ringed by the script words Do you suppose she's a wildflower.
Watercolour daisy with wildflower quote
Black and grey sunflower tattoo on a shoulder, with the script words you are my sunshine running across the upper chest to the right.
Sunflower and script quote on shoulder