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Top 10 Literary Tattoos

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    1) Shakespeare

    Look online for ‘Shakespeare tattoos’ and you won’t be short of inspiration … this one was our favourite.

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    2) Roald Dahl

    Matilda is quite the heroine for young girls everywhere … so it’s no accident many grow up with this strong female character LITERALLY under their skin!

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    3) Lewis Carroll’s Alice In Wonderland

    You might be late for a very important date … but that’s okay, if you’re ‘entirely bonkers’! 😉

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    4) JM Barrie’s Peter Pan

    This minimalist, cute design is great for those occasions you want to show it off …

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    5) Adrienne Rich

    Hey, don’t we all like to think we’re ‘thinking’ people?

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    6) Stephen King’s The Dark Tower

    King has written so many books, but look online and you’ll see his Dark Tower stories have inspired the most tattoos.

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    7) Anais Nin

    This is a great reminder – not only to fellow writers, but people everywhere.

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    8) Carl Sagan

    We’re with Carl … books ARE magic!

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    9) Boooooooooks!!!

    If quotes aren’t your thing, that’s okay – just show you’ve got books under your skin with these great designs.

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    10) Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar

    This fevered lament of Plath’s works so well as a motivator, or a way of pushing through bad thoughts and negativity — it’s no wonder it’s one of the top literary tattoos online.

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    Read my full review of The Bell Jar, HERE.

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