Inscriptions here of various Names I view'd,The greater part by hostile time subdu'd;Yet wide was spread their fame in ages past,And Poets once had promis'd they should last.
— Alexander PopeLove could be immortalized. It could be remembered and written forever into the world, inscribed on some inanimate object. It could be wonderful words given by a loved one, or simple letters combined to show an unbroken bond.' Alexis from 'The Shoreline.
— Lindsay ChamberlinViva fui in silvis sum dura occisa securi dum vixi tacui mortua dulce cano” is inscribed on the fingerboard of a 16th-century viola da gamba made by Kaspar Tieffenbrucker. It translates, “I was alive in the woods; I was cut down by the cruel axe. While I lived I was silent; In death I sweetly sing.
— AnonymousCarry me away. To where I can breathe. To where my soul can thrive again. To where I can be free. To where I can live again. Give me life. The ability to span my wings. And fly. Not fall. I never want to fall again. So help me survive. Allow me to flourish. And then let me forgive. (tattoo inscription).
— Jessica SorensenInscribed on the fingerboard of a viola da gamba by Kaspar Tieffenbrucker: 'Viva fui in silvis sum dura occisa securi dum vixi tacui mortua dulce cano.' (I was alive in the woods; I was cut down by the cruel axe. While I lived I was silent; In death I sweetly sing.).
— Anonymous