Contrariwise: Literary Tattoos » The Iliad http://www.contrariwise.org Tattoos from books, poetry, music, and other sources. Fri, 28 May 2010 16:00:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 I am a soldier http://www.contrariwise.org/2009/08/05/i-am-a-soldier/ http://www.contrariwise.org/2009/08/05/i-am-a-soldier/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:00:24 +0000 Jen http://www.contrariwise.org/?p=996 tat 008

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This is Michelle’s tattoo:

My tattoo is from Donna Tartt’s book The Secret History, and is a quote/paraphrase from Book 11 of The Iliad: “Be strong saith my heart; I am a soldier; I have seen worse sights than this.” I’ve been having some rough times in my life, so this is a reminder to be strong, and that I’ve gone through tough times before, and I can get through these ones and come out better for it in the end.

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