Quote tattoo ideas

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Black line tattoo of a rabbit beside script lettering that reads my heart has joined the Thousand, on the side of a ribcage.
Rabbit and script quote on ribs
Colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS in front of an orange sunburst, with the words we're all stories in the end, on the upper thigh.
TARDIS with quote on thigh
Black typewriter-style lettering reading I am the hero of this story on the inner wrist of a raised, clenched fist against a dark background.
Quote on the wrist: I am the hero of this story
Black ink tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle with a circle and vertical line, surrounded by curved lettering across a person's upper back.
Deathly Hallows symbol with quote on back
Blue and black lettering tattoo of a filigree heart reading We're all mad here, placed on the upper arm.
Heart with lettering on upper arm
Black flourished script reading Live Out Loud on a white background, a lettering design suitable for a tattoo with no body placement shown.
Live Out Loud script lettering design
Black ink tattoo of the words IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL stacked above a small anchor on the inner forearm, shown beside a notebook with the same design written on the page.
Anchor and lettering on a 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 fine line tattoo of a winged key with a Deathly Hallows symbol and the words It's real for us, on the lower leg.
Winged key and quote on a lower leg
Black and white photo of a blackwork-style lettering tattoo reading NORMAL PEOPLE SCARE ME across the upper back below the neck.
Block lettering quote on upper back
Black lettering reading We're all stories in the end above a red bow tie tattoo on the side of the ribs.
Quote and red bow tie on ribs
Black and grey traditional anchor tattoo with a banner reading what a catch, surrounded by circular lettering and two stars, on an upper thigh.
Anchor and quote on a thigh
Black script lettering reading Your Wings Were Ready But My Heart Was Not, with a feather and flying birds, drawn on a white feathered background.
Feather, birds and script quote design
Fine line cursive script reading nothing is permanent, drawn in dark ink across a pale textured background in a four-panel collage.
Nothing is permanent script lettering
Black fine line script tattoo of a Galileo quote across the upper back of a person wearing a black top with a strap.
Galileo quote in fine line script on upper back
Black fine script lettering reading a four-line quote across the inner forearm near the wrist.
Script quote along the inner forearm
Black fine line outline of Dumbo the elephant with the words Embrace what makes you different above it, placed on the lower back.
Dumbo outline with quote on lower back
Close photograph of a black ink lettering tattoo on the back, a six-line quote set in a serif typeface with a wide, even layout.
Black lettering quote tattoo on skin
Black ink verse quote in a serif typeface, set inside an ornate scrolled frame on the outer thigh, with partial script visible above.
Verse quote in ornate scroll frame on thigh
Small black uppercase lettering reading SLEEP LESS. READ MORE. on a forearm, with the hand resting against a beige wall.
Sleep less, read more slogan on forearm
Black script lettering reading I mourn for those who never knew you across the upper back of a woman with shoulder-length blonde hair, in a lettering style on the back.
Script quote across upper back
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
Black script lettering reading I can show you the world with decorative flourishes across the upper chest.
Script quote across the upper chest
Black lettering tattoo in a handwritten script running diagonally across the ribs of a person with wet skin, one arm folded across the chest.
Handwritten script tattoo along the ribs
Black handwritten lettering on an upper arm reads its is my life, with the attribution Jon Bovi beneath it.
Handwritten quote tattoo on upper arm
Black script lettering reading Love yourself across the inner wrist, shown in a close photo of a raised hand with pink nail polish.
Love yourself script on the wrist
Black fine line lettering reading LIKE A WAVE on the inner forearm of a person seated with ripped denim jeans.
Like a wave lettering on forearm
Black hand-lettered script design on a white background reading Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn, with looping flourishes and a swash capital L.
Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn lettering
Black and white photo of two forearms with fine line script lettering, a triangle outline and small motifs, holding a metal skull.
Script lettering and fine line forearms holding a skull
Black script quote reading In you, I've found the love of my life and my closest, truest friend, with two interlocking outline hearts below, on a cream background.
Script quote with interlocking hearts
Black ink drawing of an ornate compass rose mandala with leaf and dot detailing, with the words Not all those who wander are lost beneath it.
Compass rose mandala design on paper
Black fine line script reading Somewhere over the rainbow runs up the side of a bare foot resting on green grass, near the ankle.
Script quote running up the foot
Black serif lettering of a quote runs diagonally across the inner forearm of a person holding their open hand up, in a lettering style on the forearm.
Typeset quote along a forearm
Black and grey fine line design of five feathers above the lettering Under His wings you will find refuge, with Psalm ninety one verse four beneath it.
Five feathers with Psalm 91:4 lettering
Black script lettering reading After all this time? Always, with a triangle, circle and line symbol, on the inner forearm.
Script quote and triangle symbol on a forearm
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
Colour tattoo of two cartoon lions nuzzling heads beneath the words Remember who you are in black script, on skin.
Two cartoon lions with Remember who you are
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 tribal-style sea turtles with swirling waves and a line of script above them, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Three tribal turtles and script on the ribs
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