The Bell Jar & Doctor Faustus tattoos

“I took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart: I am, I am, I am.”

- The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

Consummatum est: this bill is ended,
And Faustus hath bequeathed his soul to Lucifer.
But what is this inscription on mine arm?
Homo fuge! Whither should I fly?
If unto God, he’ll throw me down to hell.
My senses are deceived; here’s nothing writ:
I see it plain, here in this place is writ,
Homo fuge! Yet shall not Faustus fly.”

- Faustus in The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe

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Ivy - 04 Jul 08 at 03:00:01

‘…brag of my heart.’

Women Rule Writer - 31 Jul 08 at 16:51:40

Hi
I posted about this site on my blog at
http://womenrulewriter.blogspot.com/2008/07/literary-tattoos.html
I credited the pic. If you don’t want me to use it, I’ll take it down, no problem.
Love the site, well done.
Women Rule Writer