Maggie Lindemann Inspirational Quote Bicep Tattoo

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This tattoo on Maggie Lindemann’s bicep, which she got on June 18, 2016, is her fifth overall and her first large piece. It says ‘you built a cast around your broken heart, and signed it yourself. you signed it “they were wrong.”‘ in all lowercase letters in a typewriter-style serif font.

These lines come from the spoken word poem “To This Day” by author Shane Koyczan which is about the long-term effects of bullying. It means that even though bullying has a deep and profound impact and leaves you feeling broken, you have to heal yourself and keep going because you have value and you know in your heart that all of the cruel things that other people have said about you are wrong.

On instagram Maggie wrote:

“this quote means so much to me, so I’m veeryyy happy for it to finally be a part of me, thank you once again @romeolacoste I love it so much.”

She told Ampd Up:

It’s from this poet that is my favorite poet, his name is Shane Koyczan. I just always have loved that poem and it’s always helped me when I needed help. So I just thought, why not get it tattooed on me?

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A post shared by Maggie Lindemann (@maggielindemann) on Oct 17, 2016 at 1:09pm PDT

this quote means so much to me, so I'm veeryyy happy for it to finally be a part of me, thank you once again @romeolacoste ✨ I love it so much

A post shared by Maggie Lindemann (@maggielindemann) on Jun 18, 2016 at 7:44pm PDT

hugs and kisses me up

A post shared by Maggie Lindemann (@maggielindemann) on Aug 21, 2016 at 5:54pm PDT

body starting to look poppin thanks to my trainer @mackfit ? show him some luvv

A post shared by Maggie Lindemann (@maggielindemann) on Apr 6, 2017 at 2:08pm PDT

Yas girl! #Goals @MaggieLindemann new tattoo. Perfect, inspirational, with a lot of value. pic.twitter.com/2KNYgL5glz

— suseth (@suseth_98) June 19, 2016