"So it goes."

This belongs to Tom Pine.

This belongs to Lauren Mac.

I saw all the pictures of people with tattoos from Slaughterhouse 5 so I decided to read the book and fell in love with it. After reading it, I couldn’t not get the tattoo.

This belongs to Lisa, Plymouth, UK.

My Slaughterhouse 5 tribute; not only my favourite book but a philosophy that was strangely helpful when it came to combatting a struggle with depression.

This was posted as a part of “So it Goes” Saturdays. The phrase “so it goes” appears in Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five 106 times. Can you help me collect 106 “so it goes” tattoos? 56 down, 50 to go.

This belongs to Chris.

This belongs to Allison.

I got it in June of 2009. It helps to remind me that there is good and bad in all aspects of life and to take them in stride. People can’t dwell on just the positive or negative in life. They say life is what you make it, but everyone needs to accept that some things are out of our control.

This belongs to CC Teakell.

This was posted as a part of “So it Goes” Saturdays. The phrase “so it goes” appears in Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five 106 times. Can you help me collect 106 “so it goes” tattoos? 53 down, 53 to go.

This is Mike’s tattoo.

I decided to get “So it goes.” while I was attending college and Kurt Vonnegut passed away. It took several years, but I finally had it done by Tim at Black Thorn Gallery in Mechanicsburg, PA this past summer. The meaning behind it, that you can either let things that happen in life weigh on you or you can just roll with the punches really resonates with me.

This belongs to katielouise.

This is Antonia’s tattoo.

These are my bluebirds, done by Mimsy Trailer Trash Tattoo, Australia. I got So It Goes for the same reason many of your submitters did – it is a simple statement, but resonates on many different levels… & Slaughterhouse Five was the first book my husband ever read to me, so holds an extra special meaning to me!

This was posted as a part of “So it Goes” Saturdays. The phrase “so it goes” appears in Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five 106 times. Can you help me collect 106 “so it goes” tattoos? 50 down, 56 to go.

This belongs to Eric.

This belongs to Cymbaline.

This belongs to Jesikah.

My tattoo was done by Nate at Tower Tattoo in Fresno, CA.

I wanted to get that tattooed on me because I have the biggest problem in the world just letting bygones be bygones. I never really felt like the traditional, “Let it be,” was appropriate for me, so when I came upon this, I knew I had to get it. I’ve recently had a lot of heartbreak and really wanted to chase after the people that left me to try anything to make it work. “So it goes,” reminds me that when one door closes, another opens, that everything happens for a reason and that we can’t control everything. The sparrow represents hope and reminds me to keep going because something greater is just around the corner; that there is a light midst this darkness.

This was posted as a part of “So it Goes” Saturdays. The phrase “so it goes” appears in Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five 106 times. Can you help me collect 106 “so it goes” tattoos? 47 down, 59 to go.

This is Geri’s.

I got it as a reminder to not get too worked up about daily life. For the most part things are fine and sometimes things aren’t but thats life. So it goes. I also love that only some people will get it and I don’t bother explaining to those who don’t.

This is Noll’s.

I believe that while we should try to experience fully and indulge in every moment of life, that many things are fundamentally beyond our control, that shit happens, and there is nothing we can do about it. I decided to get two totally unrelated literary tattoos, which, together, sum up this duality – passion for holding on to the things you never want to let go because, for at least one moment, they were all that mattered, and then the whimsical dismissal of their finitude as something beyond your control, which is in no way something to be mourned.

“So it goes” obviously represents the latter. I have yet to find its partner, but I’m sure that I will.

This is Jenn’s.

“So it goes” is a quote that helps me to remember all the hard times I’ve gone through and overcome. It reminds me when I’m struggling that life indeed does go on. It also reminds me that death is most definitely inevitable, but those passed are certainly not gone and continue to live on through memories. The snowflake is for my dog, Snowflake, who was my best friend for 15 years of my life who passed away. So it goes.

This was posted as a part of “So it Goes” Saturdays. The phrase “so it goes” appears in Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five 106 times. Can you help me collect 106 “so it goes” tattoos? 44 down, 62 to go.

This is Megan‘s.

I got this tattoo in memory of my friends & family who have passed on. It’s to remind me that their death’s were not in vain & that life, indeed, does go on.

This is Katie’s.

This is Dan’s.

I got the tattoo for the same reason everyone else who gets it did, I love the quote from the book and the message about death and destiny that it carries. Vonnegut is hands down my favorite writer of all time and when I decided I wanted a tattoo it was an obvious decision who would be my inspiration. It was just a matter of which quote I wanted and this one won out pretty easily.

This belongs to Travis Petit.

This belongs to JessB.

“So it goes” means a lot to me- don’t fret over the small stuff, life goes on. My “so it goes” is on my right wrist facing me so I can always read it when I need a little reminder.

This belongs to Michael Salinger.

This was posted as a part of “So it Goes” Saturdays. The phrase “so it goes” appears in Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five 106 times. Can you help me collect 106 “so it goes” tattoos? 38 down, 68 to go.