I got this tattoo almost exactly a year ago. I remember when it was because I broke up with my partner the day after I got it…

The text of this tattoo is from a book called, “The Passion” by Jeanette Winterson. She wrote several other books including “Sexing the Cherry”.

When I read this quote, I knew that I wanted it as a tattoo. I was pretty sure about the placement from the beginning, but the font wasn’t what I imagined at first.

During my first consultation with Dan, from Atlas Tattoo, I asked him to tattoo the quote in an old-fashioned handwriting typescript. He talked me out of this, saying that it would be much harder to read, and that the text would have to be a lot bigger. If it were bigger, it would change the shape of the quote on my arm.

He suggested that that I go with a standard typewriter font, Courier.

As for the relationship, I knew that things had not been going well and I suspected my partner of being attracted to someone else. We had an argument the next day, and my suspicions were justified. I initiated a breakup that day.

I don’t know if the tattoo gave me the impetus to ask my partner about our relationship or not, it’s hard to say. What I do know, is that love has always been the most important force in the world for me.

Love is something about which I have spent a long time musing and thinking. Why else would we be here, other than love? I get a lot of comments on this tattoo. The sentiment really fits me, because love is my guiding force