Sarah Williams Tattoo

[twist204]

I have been seriously contemplating getting my first tattoo for a little while, and have decided on using the quote, "Though my soul may set in darkness it will rise in perfect light, I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night." It was written by Sarah Williams in her poem The Old Astronomer to His Pupil. I've seen the second half

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[saltdawg]

I think it's a TERRIBLE idea until you get the whole quote verified.

But that's just me. I DO like the quote however...

[twist204]

Sorry if my phrasing was unclear - I know that the quote comes from the poem I cited above. Confusingly, the second half is often attributed to Galileo.

The whole poem is at this link, if you're interested. http://cda.morris.umn.edu/~mcintogc/classes/Williams.htm

[zevhonith]

I LOVE that quote. I've been thinking about getting the second half myself, I love it by itself.

The people who attribute it to Galileo are just plain wrong. It's one of those Internet-perpetuated myths. They like the idea of him saying it.

I ran into a problem with another quote I love - "And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took for it to blossom..." attributed EVERYWHERE to Anais Nin, though I cannot find a single source that says WHERE she wrote it, and I have never seen it in any of her writings. So, I decided not to get it tattooed. Cause, boo.

ANYWAY.

When I was thinking about it, I thought about also potentially including a few of the stars from The Little Prince. I think you could just sprinkle some stars around sparingly (in whatever symbolic form you like them) and it would be lovely and simple and enhance it.

[chimera461]

What a beautiful quote :) Since you're so keen to avoid chliche-y with a starry illustration, perhaps you might get a small spyglass included in the design.

[ext_2382850]

Hi, this is probably too late considering it's almost been a year but I just wanted to say that I myself have the tattoo on my left shoulder following the lining of my shoulder to my neck. I initially wanted both lines aswell but it's quite long so I just have two lines of "I have loved the stars too fondly, to be fearful of the night." The quote is absolutely beautiful. It has a different meaning and level of intimacy to each person, so as long as you can place a connection with it, it shouldn't matter what others think. I also have a cresent moon just below my neck, which I guess you could say is in theme.

I hope your tattooing experience went well :)

Curious

[rlwest4]

I am super curious, did you get your tattoo? And if yes where with what image. And was it the whole text? Sorry to be so curious.