Quote tattoo ideas

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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
Colour tattoo on a thigh of a pink rose with green leaves under a blue glass dome, with the black lettered words Beauty is found within arching above it.
Rose under a glass dome with quote on thigh
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 swallow tattoo with a curling tail and small heart, above the script line 'You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it'.
Swallow with quote on skin
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
Fine line tattoo of a flock of birds rising up the inner wrist and forearm, with the script words "with brave wings she flies" beneath them.
Flock of birds and script on the inner wrist
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 and grey pencil drawing of a tattoo design with curling vines, small flowers, a pocket watch on a chain with a key, and the script words Life is what you make of it.
Vine, flowers and pocket watch design
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
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
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
Two matching black line drawings of a bare tree inside a circle, surrounded by elvish script and a short English quote beneath.
White Tree design with elvish script
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 of Winnie the Pooh floating up on a red balloon beneath a quote, with blue clouds and bees, placed across the upper back.
Winnie the Pooh with a red balloon on the back
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
Black and grey line drawing of a ribcage with roses and leaves beneath a sunburst, with the word Virgo and a short quote, shown as a tattoo design.
Ribcage and roses with Virgo lettering
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 grey pencil drawing of a compass with three ribbon banners reading Before you ask which, Way to go, remember and where you've been, shown as a tattoo design.
Compass with quote banners design
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
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading Still I rise across the inner forearm of a woman wearing a striped top and a pendant necklace.
Still I rise script on a forearm
Black script tattoo reading Band-aids don't fix bullet holes on the inner forearm, just above a brown leather watch strap.
Band-aids don't fix bullet holes script on wrist