Long text tattoo

Beauty is pain, and spine tattoos are a perfect example of this. If you ever encounter a person with a spine tattoo, bear in mind that that individual is not afraid of anything. But on a serious note, tattoos going down the spine are extremely painful. Think 9/10 on the pain scale. This isn't surprising, considering the spine is a bony area full of nerve endings.

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Sexy back tattoo saying: live each day as if it was your last!

No other tattoo designs convey a message as clear as word tattoos. Yeah, you’re right; it’s because the message is literally written on your skin! No cryptic symbols or surreal images for people (and most importantly, yourself) to wonder what your ink means. And although you might think that these are very simple tattoos, just wait until you see the examples we’ve rounded up in our list. They’re often very far from simple and definitely inspiring!

Discover mottos, mantras, and reminders to live by with the top 40 best rib quote tattoo designs for men. Explore cool script and word ink ideas.

Finally got my first tattoo! From Bukowski's poem "Roll the Dice"... on my right side/rib area. Picture's a day after I got it done, so it's still a little red and puffy. Props to Phil, the artist, I'm super bony (and laying on my side didn't help that, either) so I can only imagine how hard it must have been to do it. Either way, I love it... so that's all that matters.

Rhian (otherwise known as Charity Laurus) has and it’s in the form of an entirely dot-lined version of the Desiderata (full text / video). More of this amazing work by Rob Hoskins of Idle Hand, Cheltenham, England after the break..