Hey everyone! Clara Kensie here. A few times a month at Adventures in YA Publishing, I post a question for you and the Adventures in YA team to answer. The questions cover all topics important to writers and book lovers: craft, career, reading, books, and more. Join the discussion!

“Don’t Panic” quote from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams photo credit: Idhren via photopin cc

Alyssa Hamilton: Well I have two book related tattoos already, the first one is an actual book on my right wrist. The second is the quote “Books Fall Open, You Fall In” on my collarbone. I’ve been thing of more that I want because tattoos are so addictive. Recently I read The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson and I feel like I could have the whole book tattooed on me and it wouldn’t be enough because there are so many beautiful quotes out there. I’ve always really wanted some form of the butterfly shawl scene from Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor as a tattoo.

Martina Boone: This is a toss up: I love this one from Oscar Wilde: “The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.” I also love “Words have the power to change us,” from Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare. If I put a quote in a tattoo, I’d want the words to stay readable and beautiful forever, so probably the inside of the wrist would be the place I’d choose.

Jan Lewis: “Winter is coming” from A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin. Across my upper back. I’ve wanted to get it for like 10 years now… one of these days.

Clara Kensie: I love tattoos. I don’t have any, but I’ve wanted a literary tattoo for quite some time. The only thing that’s stopping me is my inability to pick one. After much, much consideration, I think I have it narrowed down to two:

For sentimental reasons, I want to commemorate the publication of my first novel, RUN TO YOU, with a tattoo of my favorite quote from the book. I’d get it inked on my left collarbone in small, swirly, tasteful letters:

Or (and?) I might get a one-word quote, spoken by Severus Snape in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, on the inside of my left wrist. This line of dialogue chokes me up every time I read it. You probably already know what it is:

YOUR TURN: Do you have a literary tattoo? What is it and where did you ink it? If you don’t have a book tattoo, what would you get?