The Word Made Flesh

I got this quote from “The People” by Charles...

Sat, 26 May 2012 11:20:38 -0400

I got this quote from “The People” by Charles Bukowski. I fell in love with this section the first time I read it years ago. It’s such a powerful and versatile quote. Personally, it reminds me that you aren’t willing to put forth effort to change until you’re sick of what you’ve got, and you can’t keep on living the same way. When you’re ready to make that change for yourself, it doesn’t matter what you’re up against. If you want to change, you can make it happen.

I got this done by Mike at High Resolution Tattoo in Baton Rouge, LA.

my boyfriend’s tattoo. the first line of my favourite...

Sat, 26 May 2012 09:35:46 -0400

my boyfriend’s tattoo. the first line of my favourite poem.

i like my body when it is with your
body. It is so quite new a thing.
Muscles better and nerves more.
i like your body. i like what it does,
i like its hows. i like to feel the spine
of your body and its bones, and the trembling
-firm-smooth ness and which i will
again and again and again
kiss, i like kissing this and that of you,
i like, slowly stroking the, shocking fuzz
of your electric fur, and what-is-it comes
over parting flesh… And eyes big love-crumbs,

and possibly i like the thrill

of under me you so quite new

“Leave Luck To The Lost” - I believe this is one of...

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:05:10 -0400

“Leave Luck To The Lost” - I believe this is one of many translations of ‘Nintedo’

3 hours on the ribs was tough, well worth it though! Thanks to Andy Hickenbottom for the ink.

"Why do people have to be this lonely? What’s the point of it all? Millions of people in this world,..."

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:25:21 -0400

““Why do people have to be this lonely? What’s the point of it all? Millions of people in this world, all of them yearning, looking to others to satisfy them, yet isolating themselves. Why? Was the earth put here just to nourish human loneliness?””

- Haruki Murakami, Sputnik Sweetheart (via itsfromabook)

My corresponding Jonathan Safran Foer and Nicole Krauss foot...

Thu, 24 May 2012 11:10:31 -0400

My corresponding Jonathan Safran Foer and Nicole Krauss foot tattoos. The one on the left is from “Everything is Illuminated” while the one on the right is based on “The History of Love.”

Harvey Swick from Clive Barker’s “The Thief of...

Thu, 24 May 2012 09:32:54 -0400

Harvey Swick from Clive Barker’s “The Thief of Always”

“Be true! Be true! Be true! Show freely to the world, if...

Wed, 23 May 2012 11:11:33 -0400

“Be true! Be true! Be true! Show freely to the world, if not your worst, yet some trait whereby the worst may be inferred!” Nathaniel Hawthorne- The Scarlet Letter

This is my Scarlet Letter :)

Wed, 23 May 2012 09:26:00 -0400

This is my Scarlet Letter :)

This is my first tattoo. It is from the children’s story...

Tue, 22 May 2012 11:14:49 -0400

This is my first tattoo. It is from the children’s story my mom always read to me when I was a kid.

"I lie to myself all the time, but I never believe me."

Tue, 22 May 2012 09:28:18 -0400

““I lie to myself all the time, but I never believe me.””

- S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders (via itsfromabook)

“Write hard and clear about what hurts. Don’t avoid it. It has...

Sat, 19 May 2012 12:16:29 -0400

“Write hard and clear about what hurts. Don’t avoid it. It has all the energy. Don’t worry, no one died of it. You might cry or laugh, but not die.”

-Ernest Hemingway

Hemingway’s handwriting. Done by Mickey at Blaque Owl Tattoo in Missoula, MT.

"It’s lovely to know that the world can’t interfere with the inside of your head."

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:10:00 -0400

““It’s lovely to know that the world can’t interfere with the inside of your head.””

- Frank McCourt, Angela’s Ashes (via itsfromabook)

My first tattoo, it is a daily reminder to stop living in fear...

Fri, 18 May 2012 11:21:00 -0400

My first tattoo, it is a daily reminder to stop living in fear and alow myself to really live.

“The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on...

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:35:03 -0400

“The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.”

~Ferdinand Foch

From Shel Silverstein’s, Listen to the...

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:20:58 -0400

From Shel Silverstein’s, Listen to the Mustn’ts.

“Anything can happen child, anything can be.”

I taught myself poetry from him when I was about seven, and through some really difficult times I would pull out all of his books and just read them cover to cover. He unintentionally saved me life.

"Is there anything more terrifying than a dream come true? If so, it’s almost certainly an answered..."

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:25:36 -0400

“Is there anything more terrifying than a dream come true? If so, it’s almost certainly an answered prayer”

- Justin Taylor’s The Gospel of Anarchy, page 118 (via kimannjosouth)

“That which came together will fall apart imperceptibly...

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:19:40 -0400

“That which came together will fall apart imperceptibly slowly, and I will forget.” -John Green, Looking For Alaska.

I fell in love with this book within the first couple of sentences; the last several pages cemented it as one of my all-time favorites. I don’t think I have ever read anything more breathtaking than the conclusion to that book.

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Wed, 16 May 2012 09:38:02 -0400

From one of the greatest speeches ever made. “The Great...

Tue, 15 May 2012 11:18:49 -0400

From one of the greatest speeches ever made. “The Great Dictator”

Narnia tattoo.

Tue, 15 May 2012 09:42:23 -0400

Narnia tattoo.