if the quote isnt something that has hit you as really cool and meaningful then i would think twice about getting it tattoed on you. anyway, whats the rest of the tattoo like... or will it just be a random quote for some fancy writing?
well, here is just one of my various designs right now, but they all have the same basic idea- guitar with a cross (i'm no artist): http://i33.tinypic.com/2i0c9dk.jpg
but i do completely agree with what you're saying... i'm not getting this until i'm positive i've got exactly what i want. what i've got written on there now though, you can never go wrong with that, good bible/prayer verse, plus a kickass iced earth song.
keep the quotes coming, there were some very good/ funny ones in here.
How old are you now? I am sure you sort of grasp the "don't do it until you know you want it" aspect, but believe me in two years you might reevaluate what everything means to you, and then this tattoo may be less than desirable. When i was 15 i was sure i wanted a massive tattoo on my shoulder of the Altars of Madness album cover (the faces), and it would rap around from where it my arm connects to my torso down to my elbow. I was so fvcking sure i wanted it, i thought it would be totally baddass, and i had personalized a meaning for it. A year later i pretty much trashed the idea, and came up with another one, something that i would design myself. Again, trashed, now i have an idea of what i might want on my back (of course, personally designed, i wouldn't settle for anything less), but who knows 1) when i will have money to facilitate the project 2) if in another 10-14 months i will be sure i want it (i am not even sure i want it now) 3) if the actual meaning and intention for doing will change, or completely die off.
Nonetheless, this quote in itself "what i've got written on there now though, you can never go wrong with that, good bible/prayer verse, plus a kickass iced earth song" suggests to me a less than certain prospect in your mind. Two things about that too. First of all, writing verse on your body is a lot more dangerous than a picture. That verse can be completely devoid of meaning down the line. Aside from the fact that i think people with bible verses and other such ecclesiastical tattoos are tools (my personal opinion), a bible verse is so fvcking loaded, that to want ONE THING written, in verse, on you for the rest of your life seems like risky business. Maybe it has a personal meaning to you now (not that it wouldn't necessarily in the future), but down the road you will wish you put on some heavier or lighter meaning on your body instead. The other thing is that song lyrics are, to me, even more problematic. I don't know what "blessed are you" means to you, but it suggests to the reader an outward implication. Two, a song lyric from any one band means that you know you will never stray from this band as long as you live, its music is your life's music (at least for me). In your words "a kickass iced earth song" is such a premature assessment (at least to me) of what you want to put on your body. Truly, i don't care what you do, but i am just trying to play devil's advocate here, maybe give you some perspective other people, thus far, haven't.
If you KNOW it is what you want, i would suggest this. Wait a year; think about it; read some shite; play some music: listen to some music; and see where you stand then. If the burning passion to have this thing done is burning more than ever, wait another 6 months, then reassess the situation. If it has still intensified, go for it with all your heart. This is what i would do personally, but you can take it or leave it. It just seems like your idea for body art may need more assessment given your comments, but considering that this is the computer, i can't see your face, hear your voice and really comprehend the level of dedication you have to this idea. If i could, i would still probably suggest the same thing. So, again, take it or leave it.
