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Tony’s tattoo is from Dante’s Inferno:

It’s a bit difficult to read, because it is based on the calligraphy of a 14th century manuscript. It is the final line of the poem, “E quindi uscimmo a rivider le stelle.” Canto XXXIV, line 139. Translations treat this line in different ways, but I prefer the one that William Styron cites as the final line in his memoir, Darkness Visible: “And so we came forth, and once again beheld the stars.”

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tattoo from dante's inferno

This tattoo is from Dante’s Inferno, Canto XV.

Chili Engels explains her tattoo:

Full line is as follows:

se tu segui tu stella, non puoi fallire a glorioso porto

(if you follow your star, you cannot fail to reach a splendid harbor)

I didn’t want the whole line on my wrist, so I condensed it to the “you
cannot fail” plus a star.

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Apr 26

Dante Alighieri

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“The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis.”

- Dante Alighieri

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