[SIZE=-1]Usually all my tattoos came at good times. A tattoo is something permanent when you've made a self-discovery, or something you've come to a conclusion about.[/SIZE][SIZE=-1][SIZE=-1] [/SIZE]ANGELINA JOLIE, USA Today interview, July 17, 2003[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=-1]Tattoos exude pain and pleasure all at the same time.[/SIZE][SIZE=-1][SIZE=-1] [/SIZE]CHESTER BENNINGTON, linkinpark.com[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Tattoos tell stories of crime and passion, punishment and regret. They express an outlaw, antiauthoritarian point of view and communicate a romantic solidarity among society's outcasts.[/SIZE][SIZE=-1][SIZE=-1] [/SIZE]DOUGLAS KENT HALL, Prison Tattoos[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Tattoos are permanent and a lifelong commitment, the same as marraige.[/SIZE][SIZE=-1][SIZE=-1] [/SIZE]CHESTER BENNINGTON, Answers.com[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Tattoos fulfill a need to inscribe the self as an individual.[/SIZE][SIZE=-1]MARGO DEMELLO, Bodies of Inscription[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Tattooing is about personalizing the body, making it a true home and fit temple for the spirit that dwells inside it.[/SIZE][SIZE=-1]MICHELLE DELIO, Tattoo: The Exotic Art of Skin Decoration[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Today, people with tattoos, body piercings, and brands are everywhere. They are shown in advertisements, on television shows, and in magazine and newspaper photographs. Even a glamorous toy icon, Barbie, comes with temporary tattoos.[/SIZE][SIZE=-1]KATHLYN GAY, Body Marks[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Tattoos can denote the transition from childhood to young adulthood. It can denote the transition to reproductive availability or the transition from adolescent to warrior.[/SIZE][SIZE=-1]ANTHONY NAPOLEON, Awakening Beauty[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]A tattoo is an affirmation: that this body is yours to have and to enjoy while you're here. Nobody else can control what you do with it.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]DON ED HARDY, Douglas Kent Hall's Prison Tattoos[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]The tattoo attracts and also repels precisely because it is different.[/SIZE][SIZE=-1][SIZE=-1] [/SIZE]MARGO DEMELLO, Bodies of Inscription[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Tattoos have a power and magic all their own. They decorate the body but they also enhance the soul.[/SIZE][SIZE=-1][SIZE=-1] [/SIZE]MICHELLE DELIO, Tattoo: The Exotic Art of Skin Decoration[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Getting a tattoo should hurt. It’s a rite of passage.[/SIZE][SIZE=-1][SIZE=-1] [/SIZE]JENNA JAMESON, Esquire, Aug. 2008[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Show me a man with a tattoo and I'll show you a man with an interesting past.[/SIZE][SIZE=-1][SIZE=-1] [/SIZE]JACK LONDON, 1883[/SIZE]