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Amazing Tattoos Inspired by Children’s Books. Literary Tattoos. This is Caleb's tattoo. This quote is from a Robert Burns poem but I was inspired by John Steinbeck's " Of Mice and Men ". I've always felt that the success of our own plans are so subject to things outside our control. This quote reflects that. This is Tim 's. This one belongs to Liberty. I thought it was a nice way to commemorate my favorite author. This is Liam's. while breakfast of champions is not my favorite vonnegut book, it is the first book that made me love reading. i was 15 and after every page i kept thinking, "i never knew books could be like this. " i read every single vonnegut book after that. This belongs to Joe. Vonnegut was the first author that I ever felt a connection with and for a myriad of reasons I wanted a sketch of his to be my first tattoo.

This one belongs to Kaylie . Vonnegut uses the phrase " Goodbye Blue Monday " as a reaction to the absurdities of everyday life. "Goodbye Blue Monday" is also the alternate title of Kurt Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions - George R. Books. This belongs to Anke Hans. The quote is from Kurt Vonnegut’s “Slaughterhouse Five”. I did not know that when I got the tattoo, I had just seen it on Pinterest and got it at ‘Kingdom Within Tattoo studio’ during my holidays in Iceland last February ;-) This belongs to Bryce Cole, who got the tattoo on his birthday (July 6, 2013). This belongs to Fox. I read Slaughterhouse Five for the first time when I was 18 and it is one of my favourite novels. This was posted as a part of “So it Goes” Saturdays.

You are tired. Underlined Book Quotes Become Clever Illustrations. Bookworm or not, you can't help but enjoy these black and white illustrations of literary quotes by Evan Robertson. The New York-based graphic designer has taken some of the cleverest lines written by famous authors such as William Faulkner and Oscar Wilde and turned them into wonderful posters. These literature-inspired fine art illustrations are currently being sold on Etsy under the name Obvious State. Robertson would see a "little jewel of a sentence" and he'd underline it.

Then, he would take those "snippets of text and ideas" and "let the words be a springboard for an illustration. " As he told Huffington Post, "The illustrations incorporate and interact with the text and hopefully add up to something that engages the mind as much as the eye. " Here are 12 of our favorites. Update: Check out more clever illustrations in Part II of this story. Obvious State on Etsy via [Quipsologies], [Huffington Post] Cute Quote Tattoos for Girls. ‘’Love” is most used in Quote Tattoos for cute girls, this may explain something but no need to said out. Just love is ok. Cute Quote Tattoos for Girls Tags: Quote Tattoos, Quote Tattoos for Girls. 20 Awesome Literary Tattoos. Tattoos. 358 445 127 186 1585 255 1514 122 1532 54 210 129 195 191 42 26 293 385 23 14 96 9 23 69 202 43 173 208 596 863 3184 678 234 160 600 50 678 195 513 327 130 1415 331 349 1059 3030 1116 643 732 555 543 236 135 109 214 1316 360 94 688 1904 1207 192 85 622 1060 1471 59 253 852 162 571 73 1184 1042 148 2064 484 966 854 1090 1704 426 248 89 315 42 112 1104 30 1119 646 725 416 266 205 465 185 108.

Personality Tattoos For Man On Forearm | Funny Tattoos. Harry Potter Tattoos. As a Harry Potter fan I love Harry Potter related tattoos much too. Tags: Harry Potter Tattoos. Circles. Contrariwise: Literary Tattoos. Cummings « Search Results. A (Not So) Complete History of Literary Tattoos.

Johannes Guttenberg invented the printing press in Germany in 1439. Samuel O’Reilly invented the modern tattoo machine in 1891. And sometime around the turn of the century the first literary tattoo was born. Whether nostalgic for the characters from a favorite children’s book or as a tribute to a favorite writer’s words, the book tattoo is a classy way to go. The lowbrow nature of the tattoo juxtaposes nicely against the highbrow art of the book. And if you dig this post, make sure to take a look at our other pop culture tattoo histories: Bands | Movies | Television | Corporate Logos The aforementioned Guttenberg’s most famous work was the Guttenberg Bible. Scripture as fuck art. Whether a line from “Hamlet,” his 18th sonnet, or Megan Fox’s favorite passage from “King Lear,” you can’t go wrong with something from Sir Billy Shakespeare.

Plath, Dickens, Frost, Kerouac — all icons of modern literature, and all great-looking tattoos. Tattoo Pooh. Tigger too. What would Harry Potter tattoo? The Prettiest Little Monster - Tattoos I Love. Go to mobile version LiveJournal You are viewing 's journal The Prettiest Little Monster Tattoos I Love Freakish Stats:: Name Harlot (FreakShOw) View Recent Ramblings:: Archive:: Lovers:: Harlot Bits & Pieces Links Freakshow:: The Model 1/10/11 02:23 pm I have a whole folder of tattoos I've come across online.

I love these! I've always found something breathtaking and magical about tattoos, especially the simple text tattoos. Words can be heartbreaking and life-altering. Tattoos like this have always drawn me in. 1 Shout Drop A Line:: 11/27/11 05:04 pm (UTC) I always thought that if I got a tattoo, it'd be a pretentiousness quote, but my favorites are of the birds on the fence posts and the pocket watch.

Reply Thread Powered by LiveJournal.com. New tattoo of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. The Top 10 Relationship Words That Aren't Translatable Into English | Marriage 3.0. Here are my top ten words, compiled from online collections, to describe love, desire and relationships that have no real English translation, but that capture subtle realities that even we English speakers have felt once or twice.

As I came across these words I’d have the occasional epiphany: “Oh yeah! That’s what I was feeling...” Mamihlapinatapei (Yagan, an indigenous language of Tierra del Fuego): The wordless yet meaningful look shared by two people who desire to initiate something, but are both reluctant to start. Oh yes, this is an exquisite word, compressing a thrilling and scary relationship moment. It’s that delicious, cusp-y moment of imminent seduction. Yuanfen (Chinese): A relationship by fate or destiny. From what I glean, in common usage yuanfen means the "binding force" that links two people together in any relationship. But interestingly, “fate” isn’t the same thing as “destiny.” Retrouvailles (French): The happiness of meeting again after a long time.