Comments on: And so the lion fell in love with the lamb…

By: amanda

amanda — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:31:29 +0000

Twilight is awful. This tattoo is cute.

I have a “So It Goes” tattoo on my foot and I got to both as a memorial tattoo and because Slaughterhouse-Five is my favorite novel. I had no idea how popular it was, but I could care less because it means way more to me than how trendy it is.

I’m sorry you love twilight but some of these people are right. It’s your body and it’s your lit. Do with it what you will.

By: louise

louise — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:07:50 +0000

The moment that line was said in the film, it hit a chord with me. I spent ages designing a tattoo and now have the quote on myself. Its written in old english script style writing with a blue bell wrapped around it. I love it.

By: Emilyy

Emilyy — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:05:19 +0000

Love The Tattoo ! Just Like I Love The Moviee x

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:52:29 +0000

Thank you, Marie! Yes, the reason I picked this was not only because I appreciated Twilight, and that it represents my YA librarianship as a whole, but because I think it’s a great line that stands on its own and can mean something beyond its text. And Dora – you’re right – my interests in literature go well beyond the requisite pop culture titles.

By: Krysten

Krysten — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:57:19 +0000

I don’t like Twilight and everyone thinks I got my lion/lamb tattoos for Twilight, which I didn’t their my sun and chinesse zodiacs. But I like the way this tattoo is done.

By: marie

marie — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:50:15 +0000

I am a twilight hater, I have not read the books, and will refuse to until they offer some kind of literary challenge matched with enjoyment (I don’t, as of now, get this vibe)

HOWEVER, this tat is poetic and moving, even out of context of this series… the background just gives it more meaning to the owner.

I say props, Heather.

By: Dora

Dora — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:02:55 +0000

Leave the lady alone. It’s a beautiful tattoo that means something to her. YOU don’t like Twilight? Oh, that’s fine… I don’t either. I won’t get a Twilight tattoo and neither will you and we’ll both be happy. Heather loves her Twilight, and so the tattoo works for her. I have a Harry Potter quote on my shoulder that I absolutely adore, and have had to endure tons of criticism about it. I’m a lit major, work at a bookstore, and am VP of the English Club at my college… people tend to expect me to be some sort of literary snob. Well, I’m not. Heather is a Y.A. Librarian… “Oh, shouldn’t she have better tastes?!? Twilight iz teh sux!!” Oh grow up! I can bandy obscure authors with the best of you and we can be hipsters and talk about our obviously superior tastes in books no one reads if that will make you feel better… or we could all just leave Heather in peace with her pretty tattoo that means something to HER. Personally, I’m willing to bet her taste in books are better than most of you are giving her credit for.

By: Meghan

Meghan — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:28:00 +0000

I honestly love the Twilight series for the fact that it is entertaining. Not all people who read twilight are idiots, I have my Masters degree in Biology and continue to further my pursuit of knowledge (“because all knowledge is worth having”…anyone know the reference?). Just because someone reads a book series like Twilight, you can not judge them for that. I have a Twilight tattoo that is of a diamond heart, I also have a lightening bolt from harry potter. These books have inspired me and meant something to me, as they must have to her. If its a quote that means something to you, then good for you and I hope you continue to enjoy. I personally will be at the midnight premiere of New Moon dragging my boyfriend the whole way, and I’m 24.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:47:24 +0000

I’m sorry, but we need to stop and talk about what a grave disservice Ms. Meyer is doing to the youth of america by not preparing them for the real threat of vampires. Vampires don’t want to love you and be your boyfriend; vampires will stone cold kill you and to pretend otherwise is simply reckless.

By: Elo

Elo — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:52:21 +0000

@Kit you are teh failz. So is this tattoo. Her name is Jane AUSTEN…not Austin. Way to know your authors.

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:31:51 +0000

I’ve expressed my views on this above but after just reading Jessica’s post I thought of something else. It reminds me of Aesop’s Fables which I read religiously as a kid…..alright so that was a lion & a mouse & they didn’t exactly fall in love but it reminds me of it in essence none the less :)

I’m getting my “Twilight” tattoo soon! yay! Although, after speaking to people on LiveJournal & doing abit more research into my chosen quote, I’ve found that it has been quoted (not in the exact words) by many many people over hundreds of years, the concept has been recycled & recycled. And just because Twilight is NEW (tadpoledrain) & it is the piece of writing from which I’ve picked my tattoo doesn’t give it any less personality.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:50:14 +0000

I absolutely LOVE it i’m actually getting that quote on my back…what people don’t realize is that quote is not just something that’s in a book it has so much meaning to it…it’s actually from way back it’s a meaning of peace don’t listen to all them haters who’s afraid to step outside the box!

By: Crystal

Crystal — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:39:54 +0000

I didn’t even read all of these comments but I wanted to say that this quote intrigues me and I don’t even know what it means! I have not read any of the books. It just sounds whimsical and awesome. :)

By: zarsy

zarsy — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:18:28 +0000

wow people can be harsh… i love quote tattoos and in a good few years most people wont relise the reffrence. Which i think makes the quote better and more personal to heather. i think its ace.

By: tadpoledrain

tadpoledrain — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:23:03 +0000

“[Twilight] is a love story similar to Romeo and Juliet.”

Oh. Oh, jeez. No, it’s really, really not.

I read good books and I read trash. I also read a lot of YA, both good and bad. I read the Twilight books, I kind of enjoyed them, but I object to them for the same reason I object to Bratz, Barbie, Gossip Girl, and a lot of other pop culture stuff that I think sends a really, really bad message to women (especially girls and young women). If people want to enjoy Twilight? No problem. If people take Twilight seriously? Well, I have kind of a problem with that, but, hey, it’s none of my business. That person and I probably aren’t going to be bff (and, ok, I’ll probably think she’s dumb, but I’m entitled to my opinion), but there are a lot of people out there who I’m not going to be bff with (and a lot of people who I think are dumb), so whatever. It’s likewise none of my business what tattoo someone gets.

The main reason I would object to a Twilight tattoo is that Twilight hasn’t been around for long enough that the person could really live with the idea of the tattoo, or even the idea of the book before getting the tattoo. Maybe I’m just overly cautious, but even if I thought something was my new favorite book (image, song, whatever) EVER, I’d still want to wait for quite some time before committing the thing to my body. So the problem with Twilight isn’t only that it’s trendy, it’s that it’s new.

(FWIW, I think that Harry Potter tattoos and Vonnegut tattoos are also crap, and also trendy. I think that tattoos should be personal, and I think it’s hard for something to be truly personal when it’s also popular. So yeah, I’m kind of a snob. But the ranking goes something like: Vonnegut> Rowling> SMeyer.)

These are just my opinions, of course. And Martha? That’s what the comment section is for–comments, which are made up of people’s opinions. If Heather didn’t want people to see and comment on her tattoo? She wouldn’t have submitted it to A WEB SITE WHERE PEOPLE COME TO LOOK AT AND COMMENT ON TATTOOS.

By: Shelley

Shelley — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:15:56 +0000

I think a lot of the people in on this discussion are missing the point; it doesn’t matter whether the book is trash, if they love it, their tattoo represents this. The same goes for all tattoos, it’s an appreciation and thumbs-up to the subject.
It’s wrong to assume that it’s a “trendy” fad and will pass, because all fads leave behind diehard fans. They will indeed keep places in book collections all over, simply because they were and still are loved by the reader.
You do not know that she will regret it; I’m sure there are people regretting their Plath, Vonnegut, HP, Shakespeare, etc. tattoos; also, tonnes of people hate Shakespeare, and Plath, and Vonnegut, and HP.
It’s a matter of opinion.

By: Brownie

Brownie — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:27:56 +0000

Kudos to you, OP, for getting what you want. I’m sure you love it and that’s cool.

I like when the “fans” wear their Twilight crap and get Twilight tattoos because it lets me know who to automatically avoid.

~*WANK AWAY*~
(Here, I’ll help you. I hate Twilight which means I’m a snobby elitist, right? Of course!)

By: Martha Massacre

Martha Massacre — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:10:22 +0000

i think this tattoo is rad i love twilight and others should keep their opinions to themeselves

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:34:34 +0000

Yes, it is a shame. I got the twilight tattoo in spite of it being popular. It’s a small tattoo so most don’t notice it, and even if they do, most people don’t get Twilight – so I get that “what does that say? what’s it from? twilight? what does that mean?” So even though it’s popular, most people don’t get the reference.

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:03:33 +0000

Ryann – I agree with your point about Jen’s comment too, I think it’s shame that people regret the content of their tattoo because it’s become popular.