Quote tattoo ideas

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Fine script tattoo arranged in a heart shape reading mom, i love you to the moon and back, with a small red ladybug, on a forearm.
Ladybug and heart quote on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a vintage typewriter on the back, with a quote above and the words think, write, create below.
Typewriter with quote across the back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a car emerging from smoke with a script line beside it, on the side of the ribs.
Car in smoke with script on ribs
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
Two side-by-side black and grey realism skull tattoos on a torso, one wearing a hat with a banner reading Til my last day, the other with a veil, rose and a banner reading Til my last breath.
Two black and grey skulls with banner scrolls
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
Realistic black and grey feather tattoo on a forearm, with the script words Not all who wander are lost running beneath it.
Feather and script quote on a forearm
Black and grey realism style forearm tattoo of a mountain range above a pine tree line, with the words think like a mountain and Leopold beneath.
Mountain range and pines with a quote
Black and grey feather tattoo with script lettering above it on the lower back, worn above a colourful bikini bottom.
Feather with script lettering on lower back
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
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a vintage microphone and two roses, with a banner reading The best is yet to come, in a realistic shaded style.
Microphone and roses banner on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man with curly hair above the quote 'This is the strangest life I've ever known' on a lower leg.
Portrait and quote on a lower leg
Black and grey realism feather tattoo with fading splatter dots and script lettering reading There, but for the grace of God, go I, on the side of a torso.
Feather and script quote on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with a beaded chain and looping script lettering around it, on an upper arm.
Pocket watch with script quote
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lightning bolt containing glasses, a book and a teacup, surrounded by handwritten script along the ribs.
Lightning bolt with objects and script on ribs
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 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 and grey pencil-style drawing of a feather dissolving into flying birds, with the script words sometimes you gotta fall before you fly running along the shaft, shown as a tattoo design.
Feather turning into birds with script
Realistic dreamcatcher with pink roses, grey shaded feathers and script lettering tattooed across a person's back.
Dreamcatcher and roses across a back
Black and grey tattoo on the back of a shoulder showing a shaded skull, two roses, scrollwork and script reading Seize the day or die regretting.
Skull, roses and quote on a shoulder
Realism tattoo of a meditating Buddha with pink lotus flowers and a line of text, shown in three views on the upper arm and shoulder.
Buddha and lotus flowers on an upper arm
Two photographs of rib tattoos: a red and grey bird beneath the script words Together forever never apart, and a shaded grey daisy beneath Maybe in distance but not in heart.
Bird and daisy rib tattoos with script quotes
Colour tattoo on a thigh of a gold pocket watch on a chain, playing card suit symbols and a black script quote in a realistic lettering style.
Pocket watch and quote with playing card suits
Colour realism tattoo of a green hummingbird on a shoulder blade, with the black script words This too shall pass curving beneath it.
Hummingbird and script on a shoulder
Black and grey dreamcatcher with shaded feathers and a cursive quote reading Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Dreamcatcher and quote on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of three roses and a compass with script lettering on the outer thigh.
Roses and compass on a thigh
Black and grey realism feather tattoo with script lettering reading I'm only yours and a name, on the side of the torso above the hip.
Feather and script tattoo on the side of the torso
Colour realism tattoo of a shark, jellyfish, sea turtle and coral on the side of the ribs, with a quote in lettering above.
Underwater scene with sea turtle and jellyfish on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a vintage rangefinder camera with the words the way I see the world in script beside it, on a forearm.
Vintage camera with quote on forearm
Black script lettering, three black bird silhouettes and a shaded purple and blue feather tattooed across the top of a foot, in a realism and lettering style.
Feather, birds and script quote on a foot
Black and grey realism feather tattoo with flying birds and Beautiful Disaster script lettering on the side of the ribs.
Feather and birds with lettering on ribs
Grey botanical sunflower tattoo with script lettering above it on a woman's shoulder blade, viewed from behind while she wears a gold chain back piece.
Sunflower and script tattoo on a shoulder
Pencil sketch of a feather with flock of birds lifting away from its tip and the words Take those broken wings and learn to fly, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Feather with birds rising and a quote
Black and grey realism design of a pocket watch, compass, two roses, chains and a ribbon reading Not all those who wander are lost, shown without a body placement.
Pocket watch, compass and roses design
Realism back tattoo of a shaded pocket watch with Roman numerals, butterflies, feathers, script lettering and a red rose.
Pocket watch, feathers and rose across the back
Black and grey realism tattoo of orchids with flowing script lettering across the shoulder and upper arm.
Orchids and script on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a melting clock draped over a hand, with the words Lost time is never found, on the side of a person's torso.
Melting clock over a hand on the side
Colour realism portrait of a bald man with the lettering I'D RATHER BE A BLIND MOTH, tattooed on the lower leg.
Realism portrait with quote on calf
Black and grey realism feather tattoo with swirls, small birds and a script quote across the upper back.
Feather and script quote on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a stack of books topped with a scroll, with two rolled pages below and the words I have lived a thousand lives above, on the ribs.
Stacked books and quote on ribs
Colour realism tattoo of a man in a blue jumper and white collar in front of an autumn landscape, with the words YOU'RE MY BOY, BLUE below, on an upper arm.
Realistic portrait with quote on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose wrapped in banknotes with two scroll banners of script lettering, on the back of a calf.
Rose and banknotes with scroll lettering on a calf
Black and grey tattoo on the side ribs showing three dreamcatchers with shaded feathers and the script quote Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.
Dreamcatchers and script quote on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of three roses, a compass and fine script text on the outer thigh.
Roses and compass on a thigh
Realistic shaded tattoo of stacked books, an open book and a quill with script above, placed on the outer thigh.
Stacked books, quill and script on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a typewriter with a quote reading May I never be complete, on the upper arm, with letters spilling from the keys.
Typewriter with spilling letters and quote
Black and grey tattoo of a feather dissolving into a flock of birds, with the script line Sometimes when you fall, you fly, on the side of the ribs.
Feather and birds with script on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of three butterflies with shaded wings and a line of script, on the side of a torso above the hip.
Three butterflies and script on the ribs