OH! And. I have another tattoo idea.
I better end up with a cool job. Because I have a feeling I'm going to end up with large amounts of ink.
Nam Sibyllam quidem Cumis ego ipse oculis meis vidi in ampulla pendere,
et cum illi pueri dicerent: "Σίβυλλα, τί θέλεις;" respondebat illa:
"ἀποθανεῖνθέλω".
Which in English means:
I myself saw the Cumaean Sibyl with my own eyes, hanging in a jar, and whenever the boys asked her, "Sibyl, what do you want?", she used to answer, "I want to die."
It's the preface to TS Eliot's poem 'The Waste Land'. I find it so hauntingly beautiful. The Cumaean Sibyl was a beautiful and immortal priestess whose knowledge was sought on matters of utmost importance. She was suspended in a jar to maintain her immortal status, but as time went on, people cared less about her wisdom and turned her grotto into a tourist trap.
Thoughts?
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