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It Seems Quite Fitting. [Dec. 27th, 2009|05:12 pm]

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[strummerdundee]
As I'm eighteen and out of the house, I've been heavily considering getting three different literary tattoos. I'm an avid reader, a writer (officially since Nanowrimo of this year), and a future English teacher, so it seems quite fitting to get literary tattoos to honor those few in my life who I love dearly.

The first might not be authentically literary as it's technically from a film adaptation of a book. It's from the Mara Wilson and Danny DeVito version of Roald Dahl's Matilda. I rather liked the scene in which she sits in her room, tearfully reading books, as the narrator reminds us with books "you are not alone." The phrase stuck with me until, eventually, I didn't feel alone anymore. The characters both in what I read and write, as well as he real life characters who mean so much to be have driven the loneliness back. It's also from God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, a Kurt Vonnegut novel I analyzed to write my junior thesis on the absurdist author. He wrote:

"Still and all, why bother? Here's my answer. Many people need desperately to receive this message: I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone."


As I'm not so good with linking, I'll just direct you here for the font I like: www.dafont.com/oldnewspapertypes.font

The second tattoo:


- "And in that moment, I swear we were infinite." From The Perks of Being a Wallfower" Likely it will just be "I swear we were infinite" or just "infinite" and I have no idea where yet. It will likely be in a similar font as the one above. This is for a good friend who will likely have severe reservations about my getting of a tattoo in regards to him. But that's quite alright.

The third:
-"I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,
or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul
"

From Pablo Neruda's "Sonnet 17". Likely it will just be the last two lines or less, situated low on my left hip with a drippy lit candle in a candle-holder. This is for a certain special someone.

I like this font, but it seems a bit too messy to age well: www.dafont.com/levibrush.font

Thank you for reading. If any of your could find a more whimsical font for "infinite" that would be great. One that's still legible, of course. =)


 
 
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(no subject) [Dec. 27th, 2009|11:46 am]

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[lorilynelessar]
So I'm planning on getting my third literary tattoo in January. I have three planned, but I simply cannot decide which one I want to get. Perhaps you all could tell me which one you like bestttt?


First, A Lord of the Rings idea. My dad got me into LOTR forever ago, and I fell in love. Hahah. But long story short, I want to get the quote:

Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens

across my back. The reason behind this one is because my family and I have been through SO MUCH in the past two years. Like, people actually cry when I tell them our story. But throughout all of this, I have maintained my faith in God. It has been a hard road sometimes, and I've been upset with him, but in the end, I always come to him.

Second, a Twilight tattoo. Now, I know I'll probably get a lot of flack for this one, but I personally think they're amazing books, errors and all. I want to get the quote:

Carlisle was right

on top of my left foot. The reasoning behind this is once again religious, and if you want me to explain, I will. It's one of my favorite ideas, but it's kind of diluted. Anywho...

Third idea is from an EE Cummings poem. anyone lived in a pretty how town was the first Cummings poem I read, and I loved it so much. I re read it all the time, and each time I fall in love with it over and over. But my favorite line from this poem is:

down they forgot as up they grew

I love this line, because it shows that as we get older, we lose our innocence, and our sense of wonder. If you've read the poem, you know what this line means, and it's really hard to give a full explanation without launching into a full fledged poem analysis. haha.


So, thoughts?

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