Quote tattoo ideas

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Black hand-drawn lettering tattooed across a person's back, reading a song lyric over several lines, shown in a lettering style.
Lyric lettering across a back
Black fine line script tattoo reading Give me strength when I'm standing and faith when I fall, across the back below the shoulder blade.
Script quote tattoo on the back
Two people show black script tattoos on their lower backs, one reading Everyday for the and the other reading rest of our lives.
Matching script text on two lower backs
Two side-by-side photos of matching pink bow tattoos on the lower back, each with black script above or beside it, one reading To infinity and the other And beyond.
Matching pink bow tattoos with script quotes
Black fine line script reading Sometimes you gotta fall before you fly, with black bird silhouettes and a shaded purple feather on a person's upper back.
Birds, feather and script quote on a back
Black ink tattoo on the upper back below the neck showing a bird silhouette with arrows, a flock of small birds, the Deathly Hallows triangle symbol, a trident and the words books are proof humans can
Birds, Deathly Hallows symbol and quote on upper back
Black script lettering reading Dreams are our escape from reality on the upper back near the shoulder blade, seen over a white vest top.
Script quote across upper back
Black tattoo of a cross and a flock of birds rising from the shoulder, with lettering along the upper back, in a lettering style.
Cross and birds with script on upper back
Black and grey tree tattoo with birds rising towards the neck and a line of handwritten script across the upper back.
Bare tree, flying birds and script on upper back
Black typewriter-style lettering across the upper back reads nothing of me is original, with the person's face out of frame.
Typewriter quote tattoo across upper back
Close photo of a fine line script tattoo reading not all those who wander are lost across the upper back, with the word wander encircled by a simple outline.
Fine line quote across upper back
Close-up of a black and grey lettering tattoo on the back, reading you are every reason every hope and every dream ive ever had in a typewriter-style font.
Typewriter quote tattoo on the back
Black script lettering reading Not all those who wander are lost across the upper back of a person with dark hair, photographed from behind.
Quote lettering across the upper back
Black script lettering tattoos on two people's lower backs, reading 'There is no better friend than a sister' and '...and, there is no better sister than you'.
Matching sister quote tattoos on lower backs
Black compass rose with rainbow watercolour splashes and the words Not all who wander are lost curved beneath it, tattooed on an upper back.
Compass rose with watercolour splash on upper back
Black ink handwritten-style quotation tattooed across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade, with her hand resting on her shoulder.
Handwritten quote tattoo across a upper back
Black tattoo of a flock of birds rising over the script line Sometimes you're gotta fall before you fly, on a person's upper back and shoulder.
Bird flock and script quote across a shoulder
Neo-trad style tattoo of Mickey and Minnie Mouse with a script quote above them, placed on the lower back.
Mickey and Minnie with script quote on lower back
Black lettering tattooed vertically down a bare upper back reads "those who matter don't mind", in a typewriter-style font, with a pool behind.
Vertical quote tattooed down the upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo on a upper back showing a fairy silhouette with a wand, sparkling stars and the quote All the world is made of faith, and pixie dust.
Fairy silhouette and quote on upper back
Colour tattoo of a red and white striped top hat inside a circle of black lettering reading Today You are You, on the upper back.
Striped hat and circular quote on upper back
Two people show black script lettering tattoos across their upper backs, one quote placed above the other, in a lettering style.
Two script quote tattoos across upper backs
Two people seen from behind with matching black and grey script tattoos on their upper backs, each with an infinity symbol: one with a feather, one with an anchor.
Matching infinity quote tattoos on shoulder blades
Tattoo of a mauve awareness ribbon with the script words I'm the hero in this story, placed on the upper back.
Awareness ribbon with quote on back
Colour tattoo on an upper back in a traditional style, showing a sword through a red and orange ribbon knot with a green leaf, above and below lettering reading Duty is heavier than a mountain and
Quote, sword and ribbon on upper back
Black script lettering reading Laughter is timeless, Imagination has no age, Dreams are forever, with a solid Mickey Mouse silhouette, tattooed across a person's upper back.
Quote and Mickey Mouse silhouette on upper back
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 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 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 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
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
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 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
Black and grey photograph of a typewriter-style lettering tattoo reading I was a drizzle and she was a hurricane, running diagonally across the upper back near the shoulder.
Typewriter quote across the upper back
Black script lettering reading Goonies never say die across the lower back, with soft grey shading.
Goonies never say die script on lower back
Back view of a fine-line black script quote tattoo running vertically down the centre of the spine.
Script quote running down the spine
Black ink tattoo of an anchor beside the script quote 'Don't pray for an easy life, Pray for the strength to endure a hard one' on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Anchor and quote on a shoulder blade
Close-up of a black fine line script tattoo reading Never look back across the upper back below the neck, with a black cut-out top and pink bra visible.
Never look back script on upper back
Two black tattoos, each an ornate anchor with script lettering: love is patient on a forearm, and love is kind on the lower back.
Matching anchor tattoos with love is patient and love is
Black lettering tattoo of a four-line quote across the upper back, set in a serif typeface on a shoulder blade.
Quote tattoo across a shoulder blade
Black script tattoo reading 'May your song always be sung' across the side of a bare back, against a dark red warm-toned room.
Script quote on a bare back
Black and grey realism tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol on a folded cloth, ringed by the words 'The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death', on the upper back.
Deathly Hallows on a cloth with circular quote
Fine line black script lettering reading The pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow, tattooed across the lower back above a grey waistband.
Quote tattoo across the lower back
Black script lettering reading learn to love yourself and never hide the scars, with a small butterfly outline, tattooed across the upper back.
Script quote and butterfly tattoo on the back
Black and grey realism tattoo across a man's back and shoulder showing a hockey mask, a bladed glove, a doll face, chains and a knife, with quotes in the design.
Horror film characters across back and shoulder