Those who started later in life seem to regret them the least

Cowardice prevents me
Good point, and probably due to giving it a lot of thought before getting it done, so are happy to live with it.
Cluck, cluck… 😉

A grand, or nine hundred for cash”

That sort of thing?
Not quite… 🙂
It’s a quote by Aldous Huxley;
“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music”
There’s another one I like as well, by Gilbert White, c1720:
“Sounds do not always give us pleasure by their sweetness and melody, nor do harsh sounds always displease”

I’m not a fan of tattooed words, always comes across a bit cheesy somehow.