Quote tattoo ideas

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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
Close-up of white ink lettering reading We're all mad here across an arm, in a fine lettering style.
White ink quote on a forearm
Black ink hand-lettered design on a white background reading Thanks for the pain, It made me raise my game, with small decorative dots and curls.
Thanks for the pain lettering design
Black line drawing of a dove carrying a small sprig, with the words Let Go, Let God in flowing script, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Dove with script reading Let Go, Let God
Black script reading Love me for who i am across the upper back, with a small bird and a shaded butterfly near the shoulder.
Quote and butterflies near the shoulder
Black ink lettering reading Excuse us while we sing to the sky across the outer thigh, above denim shorts.
Quote tattoo on the outer thigh
Colour tattoo on the top of a foot showing a puzzle-piece heart with a blue ribbon above script lettering that reads 'Until all the pieces fit', with a small puzzle piece at the end.
Puzzle heart and 'Until all the pieces fit' script
Black serif lettering on an inner forearm reads may I never be complete, may I never be content and may I never be perfect.
Three-line quote in serif lettering on an arm
Black and grey fine line script lettering runs along the side of two bare feet near the ankles, one line reading Maybe in distance, but never in heart.
Script quote tattoos along two feet
Black lettering tattoo in a handwritten script reading Chase your dreams but always know the road that leads you home again, placed along the ribs.
Quote tattoo along the ribs
Black script lettering reading not all those who wander are lost, with small bird silhouettes, tattooed on the top of a bare foot on wet sand.
Script quote and birds on a foot
Two black fine-line script tattoos with a Deathly Hallows triangle symbol on the soles of a pair of feet, one reading Mischief Managed and the other I solemnly swear.
Deathly Hallows and script quotes on two feet
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 lettering reading 'what the heart once owned, it shall never lose' on the outer forearm of a person standing indoors.
Script quote tattoo on a forearm
Two forearms held side by side, each with black serif lettering tattooed along the inner arm, forming part of a quote.
Matching lettering tattoos on two forearms
Black script lettering tattoos on both ankles, shown above black leather brogues and rolled dark jeans on mossy ground.
Script tattoos on both ankles
Two people sit side by side showing black fine line script tattoos on their upper backs, one reading Together forever, never apart and the other reading maybe in distance, but never in heart.
Matching script quotes on two upper backs
Black typewriter-style lettering reading In Christ Alone across the upper arm, in a lettering style.
In Christ Alone lettering on an upper arm
Black script lettering reading 'I am not a gun' on an inner forearm, with a red splash and a thin underline swoosh, photographed inside a car.
Script phrase 'I am not a gun' on a forearm
Black and grey script lettering with scrollwork tattooed along the side of the ribs, reading a line of scripture across several lines.
Scripture lettering along the ribs
Black script lettering tattoo reading Keep fighting, stay strong and live with hope, running along a forearm resting on a white textured blanket.
Keep fighting script quote on forearm
Watercolour-style world map tattoo in pink, yellow and teal with black script reading Life's a Journey not a Race, on the forearm.
World map and script quote on forearm
Close-up of a fine-line black script tattoo reading Today is a gift on the upper back of a person with short dark hair.
Today is a gift script on upper back
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading Expecto Patronum on the upper arm of a person wearing a white dress.
Expecto Patronum script on upper arm
Black and white photo of a black script quote tattoo on a lower leg, with a Lord of the Rings paperback held above it.
Quote lettering on a calf
Black linework tattoo on an upper leg showing the words BAD LUCK IS BETTER THAN NO LUCK, a skull and crossed bones, with a hand touching the skin.
Skull, bones and quote tattoo on a thigh
Handwritten black script reading "with you, I am home." in a fine line lettering design on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Handwritten "with you, I am home" script
Black ink script lettering reading wibbly wobbly timey wimey on the calf, with a small word tattoo on the ankle above a black high-top trainer.
Lettering tattoo on a calf
Fine black cursive script tattoo curving along the outer thigh, with lettering that reads she laughs without fear of the future.
Script quote tattoo along the thigh
Black fine-line script tattoo reading With faith comes hope, ending in a small heart, on the side of a woman's ankle and foot.
With faith comes hope script on ankle
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a shaded balloon and the script quote Sometimes you need to let things go, running diagonally across the upper back.
Balloon and quote across the upper back
Black script quote tattoo across the outer thigh, with denim shorts visible above it.
Script quote tattoo on a thigh
Black script lettering reading Blood Makes You Related and Loyalty Makes You Family runs across a forearm, with a white star on black behind it.
Script quote on a forearm
Black and grey lettering tattoo in a typewriter font on the inner forearm, reading 'And in that moment, I swear we were infinite', set against a dark sleeve.
Typewriter quote on a forearm
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
Forearm tattoo of a purple, blue and teal feather with black cursive script reading When you left me behind you see me free.
Feather and quote script on a forearm
Black handwritten script reading Once Upon a Dream on the inner side of a bare foot, resting on a textured grey carpet.
Once Upon a Dream script tattoo on a foot
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 script lettering reading Not all those who wander are lost, tattooed along the ribs of a person wearing a black top and leopard print band.
Script quote tattoo on the ribs
Black script reading Love me for who I am across the upper chest, with a small butterfly above the text and a larger shaded butterfly on the shoulder.
Script quote and butterflies on collarbone
Close-up of a thin black cursive script quote tattooed along the side of a person's ribs, with denim shorts and a white crop top visible.
Cursive quote tattoo on the ribs
Black script lettering reading I am not afraid, I was born to do this across the inner forearm, in a lettering style, with a skull bracelet worn on the wrist.
Script quote tattoo on a forearm
Black script lettering on a white background in a flowing calligraphic style, with a large decorative initial letter, set out as a design for a lettering tattoo.
Calligraphic script quote design
Black fine-line lettering reading 'not all those who wander are lost' runs along the inner forearm.
Quote lettering on a forearm
Black and grey photograph of a lettering tattoo of three interlocking circles made of Latin text across a person's upper back.
Latin text in interlocking circles on upper back
Small black typewriter-style lettering on a person's upper back reads 'And indeed there will be time', shown from behind in a black bra.
Quote tattoo across upper back
Black fine line script tattoo reading Words can't say what love can do, running along the side of a person's torso above denim shorts.
Script quote along the side of the torso