Quote tattoo ideas

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Black and grey portrait tattoo of a man's face with lettering below it, on the inside of a forearm.
Portrait and quote on a forearm
Realism style tattoo of a shaded purple feather with black birds rising from its tip and script lettering beside it, on the side of a torso.
Purple feather with birds and script on the side
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a parchment scroll carrying a handwritten script quote, placed on the side of the ribs.
Scroll with script quote on ribs
Shaded blue feather with the script 'Take these broken wings and learn to fly' and small butterflies, a realism and lettering tattoo on the upper back.
Blue feather and lettering on upper back
Abstract portrait of a man in a hat on an upper arm sleeve, shaded in black and grey with green fill, red line, geometric lines and quote lettering.
Portrait of a man in a hat with quote on upper arm
Black and grey death's head moth tattoo with a skull on its thorax, framed by two lines of black lettering on the thigh.
Death's head moth with quote on a thigh
Realistic pocket watch with gold chain and playing card suit symbols beside script quotes from Alice in Wonderland, a lettering and realism tattoo on the thigh.
Pocket watch and quote on a thigh
Black and grey realistic drawing of a pair of feathered wings with the words "That which does not kill me makes me stronger" running vertically between them.
Pair of feathered wings with quote
Black and grey realism tattoo of stacked polaroid-style photographs showing a swing by water, with the script words Every summer has a story, on a upper back.
Stacked polaroids with a swing and script quote
Black and grey realistic lily tattoo on an upper thigh, with script lettering reading Learn from yesterday, Live for today and Hope for tomorrow.
Lily cluster with quote on thigh
Lettering tattoo on a thigh with a quote from Alice in Wonderland beside a shaded gold pocket watch, playing card suits and red accents.
Quote, pocket watch and playing card suits on a thigh
Four views of a full sleeve tattoo on an arm, with a watercolour Union Jack, a punk figure in a long coat, a stencil girl with a heart balloon and a quote in script, in mixed black and grey and colour
Union Jack sleeve with punk and stencil figures
Black and grey shaded feather quill with a pen nib and a line of small text beneath it, tattooed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Feather quill and quote on upper back
A pink and black butterfly tattoo spans two forearms, with script lettering curving around its wings on each arm.
Matching butterfly and script forearm tattoos
Black and grey realistic wing tattoo on the upper back with script reading A brother's love will forever protect you, beside a grey Chinese character.
Wing and script tattoo on upper back
Black and grey script quote tattoo framed by two antler shapes on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Antler and script quote on upper back
Colour realism tattoo of planets, including ringed Saturn, in a pink and blue nebula, with a quote written across the thigh.
Planets and nebula with quote on thigh
Side view of a torso in a bikini on a beach, showing a black and grey shaded feather on the hip, a column of small birds up the ribs and fine script with stars above.
Feather, birds and script on a side torso
Black and grey realistic scroll tattoo with the lettering you can run from your problems but you can't run from yourself, on the side of the ribs.
Scroll with quote on the side
Colour tattoo of a pink lotus flower with a yellow centre above black script lettering, on the upper arm, in a realism and lettering style.
Pink lotus with script quote on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a shaded feather with script lettering and a flock of birds, on the side of the ribs.
Feather with birds and script on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded feather with a looping script quote reading Behind every happily ever after there's an extraordinary story, across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Feather and script quote on upper back
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a feather with small birds flying off it and the script words Where there's a will there's a way, on the ankle and foot.
Feather, birds and script quote on an ankle
Black and grey realistic tattoo design drawing of a pocket watch, compass and two roses on a chain, with a banner reading Not all those who wander are lost.
Pocket watch, compass and roses design
Black and grey shaded roses with Never give up Never back down script tattooed across a shoulder and upper back.
Never give up script with roses on shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bandana-masked banknote portrait with TRUST NO ONE and a script quote on a forearm.
Masked banknote portrait and script on forearm
Realism tattoo on a thigh showing a woman's face half turned into a skull, beside a red rose and a line of black script.
Half skull portrait and rose on thigh
Black and grey dreamcatcher with shaded feathers and a script quote above it, tattooed on the side of a person's ribs.
Dreamcatcher and feathers with script on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eye with long lashes and cursive script along its outline, on the upper thigh.
Realistic eye with script on the thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded wing with the script words Tomorrow is never promised Just live, on the side of the ribs.
Wing and script quote on the ribs
Two matching black and grey forearm tattoos, one showing a ship's wheel with the words Be the one to guide me, the other an anchor with rope and the words but never hold me down.
Matching ship's wheel and anchor tattoos with script
Realism style tattoo of a rearing skeletal winged horse with a barbed tail on the forearm, with partial script lettering below.
Skeletal winged horse on forearm
Black and grey realistic diamond tattoo on the side of the ribs, with script above reading You're a diamond my dear, They can't break you.
Diamond and script on the ribs
Realism tattoo on an upper arm of a grey portrait of a woman in a crown and veil, with pink watercolour splashes and the words WE ARE NOT AMUSED above.
Crowned portrait with pink scrollwork on upper arm
Black and grey script tattoo reading Love is in the Hair on a forearm, with shaded hair dryer and scissors and a small heart.
Love is in the hair lettering with scissors and dryer
Black and grey butterfly tattoo on a shoulder, with the words I'm a walking travesty but I'm smiling at every thing forming the trailing wing.
Butterfly with quote on the shoulder
Realistic black and grey Cheshire Cat face wearing a top hat, with script quotes above and below, tattooed across a person's upper back.
Cheshire Cat and top hat quote on upper back
Colour realism portrait tattoo of a man with slicked-back hair and a floral shirt, with a line of script below, on a forearm.
Portrait of a man in a floral shirt on a forearm
Realistic chest tattoo of a shaded skull over a clock face with red splashes and the words too fast to live, too young to die, in black, grey and red.
Skull and clock across chest
Black and white photo of a greyscale realistic moon tattoo on the upper arm, with a line of fine script on the forearm.
Moon tattoo on upper arm
Realistic pink roses with green leaves and a small script quote tattooed across a woman's shoulder and upper chest.
Pink roses and script on shoulder
Black and grey dragon tattoo with a coiled tail and a small line of script beneath it, on a person's left side ribs.
Black and grey dragon tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey torn skin effect tattoo on an upper arm, with lines of lettering revealed beneath the skin.
Torn skin lettering on upper arm
Black and grey script tattoo on the ribs reading Each day is a gift and not a given right, framed by a shaded ribbon bow and scrollwork.
Script quote with ribbon bow on ribs
Realism tattoo on a ribcage with a red ribbon, a hand holding a red apple, a chess king and pawn on a checkered board, and script quote lines.
Chessboard, apple and red ribbon on the ribs
Black and grey realistic anatomical heart tattoo on one forearm beside a Portuguese quote in typewriter-style lettering on the other forearm.
Anatomical heart and Portuguese quote on forearms
Colour realism rose tattooed on the upper arm beside black script lettering running down the forearm, on a person outdoors.
Red rose and script quote on arm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a bare tree with a tyre swing and exposed roots, placed on a person's ribs.
Bare tree with tyre swing on ribs