Quote tattoo ideas

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Black line lettering design arranged in a circle reading 'What goes around comes around', shown on a plain white background with no body placement visible.
Circular 'What goes around' lettering design
Black ink tattoo of an anchor woven through an infinity symbol, with the script words refuse to sink beneath it, on skin.
Anchor and infinity with script
Traditional style tattoo of a cartoon rabbit in a top hat beside the script words I guess this is growing up, on the upper arm or thigh.
Cartoon rabbit in a top hat with script quote
Black fine line script lettering reading focus on the good, drawn on a plain white background as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Focus on the good in fine line script
Black line drawing of a lettering design reading The Mountains Are Calling And I Must Go, with three peaks above and a ribbon banner below, in a lettering style.
The mountains are calling lettering design
Black script lettering with blue shading reading Live every moment, Laugh every day, Love beyond words, on a limb in a lettering style.
Three-line script quote in black and blue
Black script tattoo reading And though she be but Little she is fierce, running diagonally across the upper chest near the collarbone.
Script quote across the upper chest
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo on the upper thigh of a woman in a white outfit, reading a short quote in black ink.
Fine line script quote on a thigh
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading Let go Laughing across the forearm.
Let go laughing script on a forearm
Black cursive script of the Serenity Prayer with two small red flowers, tattooed along the side of the ribs.
Serenity Prayer script with red flowers on ribs
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 lettering reading Via Veritas Vita, in a blackletter-style font, across the inner forearm against a red fabric background.
Via Veritas Vita lettering on a forearm
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 script lettering of a four-line quote tattooed along the side of a ribcage, on skin partly covered by a red top.
Script quote tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a world map with a quote beneath it, across a person's upper back.
World map and quote across upper back
Black serif lettering tattoo reading I am out with lanterns, looking for myself, across an inner forearm with bookshelves behind.
Quote tattoo on the inner forearm
Fine line black script reading good vibes on the side of a torso, just below the ribs, under a grey crop top.
Good vibes script on the ribs
Two people show matching black script quote tattoos on their left and right ribs, reading there is no better friend than a sister and no better sister than you.
Matching sister quote tattoos on two sides
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
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading fear is the mind killer, running diagonally across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Fear is the mind killer script across the back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a shaded balloon on the upper back, with the handwritten script phrase Sometimes you need to let things go trailing from its string.
Balloon and script quote on upper back
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
Black fine-line handwritten script design reading she who is brave is free on a plain white background, with no body placement visible.
Script quote reading she who is brave is free
Black script tattoo reading "If I cannot fly, let me sing" on a forearm, with small music notes and birds beside the text.
Quote tattoo with music notes on a forearm
Close photo of a fine line script quote in black ink across a pale forearm against a dark background.
Fine line script quote on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a street lantern beside a quote in script lettering, on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Lantern and quote on a upper back
Close-up of black script lettering reading 'it can't rain all the time' across two fingers, in a fine-line lettering style.
Quote tattoo across two fingers
Black line drawing of a razor blade beside hand-lettered text reading "If I were you, I'd put that away" and "Darling, you'll be okay" on a white background.
Razor blade with hand-lettered quote
Black fine line script reading goodbye sadness and hello jokes across the back of a neck, below the hairline.
Script lettering on the back of the neck
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a balloon on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with the script words Sometimes you need to let things go trailing from its string.
Balloon and quote on the upper back
Black blackletter text tattoo across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade, with a hand adjusting the strap of her grey tank top.
Blackletter quote across upper back
Six-panel grid of arms with black serif lettering quotes, such as Alice felt dreadfully puzzled, tattooed on the forearms and upper arms.
Literary quotes in serif lettering on arms
Colour tattoo on the upper leg of a pocket watch with a chain, playing card suits, red lips and a heart, with the lettering 'Have I gone mad' and a quote in script.
Pocket watch and quote on a thigh
Traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm showing a compass in a rope border, a blue and red anchor and the words Let your past be your compass but never your anchor.
Compass, rope and anchor quote on a forearm
Fine line black script tattoo of a French quote running vertically along the side of the ribs, with the wearer holding blue satin ribbons.
French script quote along the side ribs
Black ink tattoo of an anchor woven through an infinity symbol, with the script words 'I refuse to sink' beneath it, on a person's back.
Anchor and infinity with 'I refuse to sink' script
Black script lettering tattoo reading Every saint has a past and Every sinner has a future, across the side of a torso.
Two-line script quote on the side of the torso
Black fine line arrow with script on a forearm and a black and grey geometric mandala tattoo on a thigh.
Arrow script on forearm and mandala on thigh
Black and white photo of a foot with a black block-lettering quote tattoo on the ankle, partly cropped at the edge of the frame.
Block lettering quote on ankle
Black script lettering reading self made or never made on the inner wrist and forearm, with fingers curled above and a ring on one finger.
Self made or never made script on a wrist
Fine line script tattoo reading Daughter of a King in black ink on a forearm.
Daughter of a King script on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo of a quote about magic, with a lightning bolt and round-framed glasses below, on the side of the ribs.
Quote with lightning bolt and glasses on ribs
Three photos of a tan and black treasure map tattoo with a compass rose, red cross, skull and crossed swords, scrollwork and the script Not all treasure is silver and gold, on the upper chest.
Treasure map with skull and script on chest
Black outline tattoo of headphones with a trailing cable and the script lettering Music is the medicine of the mind, on the side of the ribs.
Headphones and quote on the ribs
Fine line tattoo of a ballet dancer in purple ink above the ankle, with the words To dance is to breathe written below it.
Ballet dancer and script on a lower leg
Black and grey photo of two crossed forearms, each with the script lettering 'To the moon and back', and the lower arm also has a crescent moon.
Matching 'To the moon and back' forearm tattoos
Pencil drawing of a shaded feather that breaks into a flock of birds, with the words take those broken wings and learn to fly written along it.
Feather turning into flying birds
Black and grey serif lettering tattoo on a person's upper back reading I am the architect of my own Destruction, with a small flourish beneath.
Quote tattoo across upper back