Quote tattoo ideas

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Black typewriter-style lettering tattoo on a forearm reading happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.
Typewriter quote along the forearm
Black and grey photograph of a script lettering tattoo reading 'is it so wrong that you make me strong?' along the inner forearm, with a hand and bracelet visible.
Script quote tattoo on a forearm
Black typewriter-style lettering reading "don't blink" on the inner forearm, just below the wrist crease, with the hand raised toward the camera.
"don't blink" lettering on a wrist
Black script lettering reading Stay Gold with swirls and an infinity symbol, tattooed on the inside of a wrist.
Stay Gold script lettering on a wrist
Black lettering tattoo on the side of a thigh reading I carry your heart with me, with the word heart written in a larger cursive script.
Quote tattoo on the side of the thigh
Close-up of a black script quote tattoo across the outer thigh, reading Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting.
Script quote tattoo on a thigh
Black lettering tattoo in a typewriter-style font reading 'An Angel who did not so much Fall as Saunter Vaguely Downwards', beside a small red trident with a gold ring, on skin.
Angel quote with a red trident
Black fine line tattoo on a forearm showing a summation equation, an infinity symbol and the script words It's all yours.
Summation equation and infinity symbol on a forearm
Black fine line infinity symbol tattoo on the forearm, with the words Stay Strong in script and a small outlined heart, above a silver beaded bracelet.
Stay strong infinity tattoo on forearm
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading carpe diem on the ankle of a bare foot, resting on white bedding.
Carpe diem script tattoo on an ankle
Two photographs of a black ink handwritten lettering tattoo of a quote across a person's upper back, placed between the shoulder blades.
Handwritten quote across upper back
Black lettering tattoo of an infinity symbol reading I love you to the moon and back, with stars and a crescent moon, on the ribs.
Infinity symbol with moon and back lettering on ribs
Black cursive lettering tattoo reading "Nothing last's forever" running along the forearm.
Nothing lasts forever script on a forearm
Black script lettering that appears to read Live Fearlessly on the back of a woman's neck, behind her ear, in a lettering style.
Script lettering behind the ear
Black lettering reading "contribute to the chaos" above a small colour knife tattoo with a red handle and green blade on a forearm.
Contribute to the chaos lettering with knife on a forearm
Black and grey drawing of a skeletal marching band drum major with a plumed hat and baton, beside lettering reading I am not afraid to keep on living.
Skeleton drum major with lettering
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading let go let God across the back of a hand's finger, resting on a thigh.
Let go let God script on a finger
Black script tattoo reading Family with the lines Where life begins and and love never ends beneath it, shown on upper back skin in a two-photo collage.
Family script tattoo on upper back
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 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 script tattoo reading And this too shall pass on the side of a torso, with two hands resting against the skin.
Script quote on the side of the torso
Two people hold hands, each with a black script lettering tattoo on the inner wrist, partly cropped to read i love him and i love her.
Matching script wrist tattoos on clasped hands
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 lettering tattoo reading 'if you don't live for something you'll die for nothing' across the chest, set in a plain serif style.
Quote lettering across the chest
Blue-ink tattoo of a flock of birds rising above the words Sometimes you've gotta fall before you fly, across a person's upper back.
Flock of birds and script on upper back
Black lettering tattoo reading I am all made out of shipwrecks in a typewriter style on the inner upper arm, with a knitted sleeve pushed up above it.
Quote lettering on an upper arm
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
Close-up of a small fine line script tattoo reading "so it goes." on the side of a person's torso, in dark ink on pale skin.
Small script quote "so it goes." on the side of the torso
Fine line black tattoo on the wrist showing a circle and small wedge resting on a line, with script lettering beneath reading I am my own piece.
Circle and script lettering on a wrist
Black script tattoo reading take your time don't live too fast, troubles will come and they will pass, with three bird silhouettes, on the inner upper arm.
Script quote and three birds on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a world map with soft watercolour-style fills, a paper plane and a dashed flight path, with the words Those who fly alone have the strongest wings beneath, on the side of the torso.
World map with paper plane and quote
Flash design of a ship's wheel and an anchor wrapped in rope, with script lettering reading Be the one to guide me but never hold me down, in black ink on a pale background.
Ship's wheel and anchor with quote lettering
Circular tattoo on the lower leg showing a blue Japanese-style wave beneath the black lettering I AM THE SEA AND NOBODY OWNS ME.
Wave and quote on a calf
Black handwritten-style lettering reading Talk less. Smile more. across the inner forearm.
Talk less, smile more lettering on forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a red fox riding a black skateboard, with the words TOO WEIRD TO LIVE and TOO RARE TO DIE arcing around it on a limb.
Fox on a skateboard with lettering
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a triangle with a circle and a silhouetted figure against blue trees, above black script reading Don't let the Muggles get you down darling.
Deathly Hallows triangle and quote on a forearm
Two black script tattoos on forearms, one reading Forgive my sins and the other Touch my soul, with a red braided bracelet at the wrist.
Script quotes on two forearms
Black fine line tattoos across a person's neck, chest and shoulders, including open books, a quote, a book stack and large comma marks.
Literary quotes, open books and book stack on chest
Black and grey script lettering tattoo on a person's torso, reading a short quote that begins with the word Dad.
Script quote tattoo across the torso
Black typewriter-style lettering reading The journey is the reward on the calf of a man shown from behind, with a blurred wooden jetty behind him.
Quote tattoo on a calf: The journey is the reward
Close photo of a small fine line script tattoo of a French quote on the upper chest near the collarbone, in black ink.
Fine line French script on the upper chest
Black and grey lettering tattoo of a quote set in typewriter-style type across the upper arm.
Typewriter-style quote on upper arm
Colour tattoo on the inner forearm of a heart, a red, yellow and green spiral, and the script words you can't take the sky from me.
Heart, spiral and lyric on a forearm
Colour lettering tattoo reading We're all stories in the end, Just make it a good one eh?, with a red bow tie below, on a person's upper back.
Quote lettering with red bow tie on upper back
Fine line black cursive script tattoo running diagonally across the upper chest below the collarbone, with a thin chain necklace visible beside it.
Cursive script quote across the upper chest
Black and grey lettering design reading Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future, in a shaded and outlined traditional-style typeface on a beige background.
Every saint has a past lettering design
Dark ink tattoo of a grinning Cheshire Cat with one blue-filled eye and the words 'we're all mad here' trailing into a dotted tail, on the ankle.
Cheshire Cat grin and 'we're all mad here' on ankle
Black and white photo of a thin, handwritten quote in black lettering along a forearm, with shaded grey tattooing on the upper arm.
Quote lettering on a forearm