Sisters bring something truly special into our lives. They’re the ones who laugh with us at the silliest things, lend a shoulder when we need to cry, and sometimes even know us better than we know ourselves.
Growing up with a sister means always having a friend by your side, someone to share secrets with or to lean on when things get tough. Sure, there might be a few squabbles over borrowed clothes along the way, but hey, that’s part of the fun, right?
In this collection of over 100 sister quotes, you’ll find the right words for every moment. These quotes reflect the joy, love, and even the little mishaps that make sisterhood so memorable!
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Best Sister Quotes
- “A sister is both your mirror—and your opposite.” — Elizabeth Fishel
- “Sisters are different flowers from the same garden.” — Unknown
- “A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the meaning of life.” — Isadora James
- “Having a sister is like having a best friend you can’t get rid of. You know whatever you do, they’ll still be there.” — Amy Li
- “Sisters function as safety nets in a chaotic world simply by being there for each other.” — Carol Saline
- “Sisters may drive you crazy, get into your stuff, and irritate you. However, if anyone else dares say so, a sister will defend you to the death.” — Unknown
- “A sister can be seen as someone who is both ourselves and very much not ourselves—a special kind of double.” — Toni Morrison
- “A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost.” — Marion C. Garretty
- “Sisters make the best friends in the world.” — Marilyn Monroe
- “Sisters share childhood memories and grown-up dreams.” — Unknown
- “Sisters are the people we practice on, the people who teach us about fairness and cooperation and kindness and caring.” — Pamela Dugdale
- “A sister is like yourself in a different movie, a movie that stars you in a different life.” — Deborah Tannen
- “Sisters don’t need words. They have perfected a language of snarls and smiles and frowns and winks—expressions of shocked surprise and incredulity and disbelief.” — Pam Brown
- “A sister is someone who loves you from the heart. No matter how much you argue, you cannot be drawn apart.” — Shiv Sharma
- “To have a loving relationship with a sister is not simply to have a buddy or a confident… it is to have a soulmate for life.” — Victoria Secunda
- “Sisters are like angels. They sparkle twinkle and glow, they are the greatest gift our hearts will ever know.” — Unknown
- “A sister is someone who knows everything about you and loves you anyway.” — Unknown
- “There can be no situation in life in which the conversation of my dear sister will not administer some comfort to me.” — Mary Wortley Montagu
- “What’s the good of news if you haven’t a sister to share it with?” — Jenny DeVries
- “As you’re growing up and you’re close, you can’t trust anyone the way you trust your sister, but also they have the power to wound you in ways no one else really does.” —Ally Condie
- “I do not see as well without her. I do not hear as well without her. I do not feel as well without her. I would be better off without a hand or a leg than without my sister.” —Erin Morgenstern
Heartwarming Sister Quotes
- “Sweet is the voice of a sister in the season of sorrow, and wise is the counsel of those who love us.” — Benjamin Disraeli
- “A sister is a dearest friend, a closest enemy, and an angel at the time of need.”― Debasish Mridha
- “A sister is one who reaches for your hand and touches your heart.” — Unknown
- “Sisters touch your heart in ways no other could. Sisters share… their hopes, their fears, their love, everything they have. Real friendship springs from their special bonds.” — Carrie Bagwell
- “There is no better friend than a sister. And there is no better sister than you.” — Unknown
- “Sisters are the perfect best friend.” — Marilyn Monroe
- “Sisters share a special bond that is engraved on their hearts.” — Unknown
- “Sisters help you find important things when you have lost them. Things like your smiles, your hopes, and your courage.” — Unknown
- “Of two sisters, one is always the watcher, one the dancer.” — Louise Glück
- “Sisters will always love you tomorrow no matter what you do today.” — Marinela Reka
- “Sisters make the bad times good and the good times unforgettable.” — Unknown
- “Sisters are the people we practice on, the people who teach us about fairness and cooperation and kindness and caring – quite often the hard way.“ — Pamela Dugdale
- “Sisters share the scent and smells—the feel of a common childhood.” — Pam Brown
- “Sisters are the ones who help you understand who you are and what you can become.” — Unknown
- “Sisters are angels who lift us up when our wings forget how to fly.” — Unknown
- “A sister is a friend you don’t have to avoid the truth with.” — Michelle Malm
- “The love of a sister is a special gift, a treasure to behold, a bond that cannot be broken, a love that will never grow old.” – Unknown
- “A sister is God’s way of proving He doesn’t want us to walk alone.” — Unknown
Big Sister Quotes
- “Big sisters are the crabgrass in the lawn of life.” — Charles M. Schulz
- “My sister taught me everything I really need to know, and she was only in sixth grade at the time.” — Linda Sunshine
- “When mom and dad don’t understand, a big sister always will.” — Unknown
- “Big sisters are the first ones to put you in your place and the first ones to defend you to the world.” — Unknown
- “Is solace anywhere more comforting than that in the arms of a sister?” — Alice Walker
- “Sisters are the true friends who ask how you are, and then wait to hear the answer.” — Jill Shalvis
- “My sister has been there for me through everything.” — Brad Goreski
- “I’m the big sister. I want to make sure she has everything, even if I don’t have anything. It’s hard. I love her too much. That’s what counts.” —Venus Williams
- “There is no better friend than a sister. And there is no better sister than you.” — Unknown
- “It’s hard to be responsible, adult and sensible all the time. How good it is to have a sister whose heart is as young as your own.” — Pam Brown
- “Being bossy runs in my big sister genes.” — Unknown
- “Big sisters are the second mothers who are there to pick you up when you fall.” — Unknown
- “Having an older sister is like having a life-long friend.” — Unknown
- “A big sister sometimes acts like a mother, a friend, and a bully. But all the time, she’s being your greatest ally and confidante.” — Unknown
- “Big sisters are there to offer wise counsel—to help you avoid those embarrassing fashions, give you strength to ask the cute boy to the dance and support your tearful confession after you crashed the car.” — Unknown
- “Don’t talk about my sister; don’t play with me about my sister. If you do, you’ll see another side of me.” —Beyoncé
Little Sister Quotes
- “If you don’t understand how a woman could both love her sister dearly and want to wring her neck at the same time, then you were probably an only child.” ― Linda Sunshine
- “That’s the best thing about little sisters: They spend so much time wishing they were elder sisters that in the end they’re far wiser than the elder ones could ever be.” ― Gemma Burgess, A Girl Like You
- “If you don’t annoy your big sister for no good reason from time to time, she thinks you don’t love her anymore.” —Pearl Cleage
- “I smile because you’re my sister, I laugh because there’s nothing you can do about it!” — Unknown
- “A little sister is like a best friend who you don’t have to choose, you’re stuck with her whether you like it or not.” — Unknown
- “You and I are sisters. Always remember that if you fall I will pick you up… after I finish laughing.” — Unknown
- “Little sisters bring out the best in you, even when you didn’t know you had it.” — Unknown
- “My sister has the best sister in the world. Just saying.” — Unknown
Inspirational Sister Quotes
- “To the outside world we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters. We know each other as we always were.” — Charlotte Gray
- “She is your witness, who sees you at your worst and best, and loves you anyway. She is your partner in crime, your midnight companion, someone who knows when you are smiling, even in the dark. She is your teacher, your defense attorney, your personal press agent, even your shrink. Some days, she’s the reason you wish you were an only child.” — Barbara Alpert
- “Sisters are like branches on a tree, we grow in different directions yet our roots remain as one.” — Unknown
- “But the love of sisters needs no words. It does not depend on memories, or mementos, or proof. It runs as deep as a heartbeat. It is as ever-present as a pulse.” —Lisa Wingate
- “She is your mirror, shining back at you with a world of possibilities. She is your witness, who sees you at your worst and best, and loves you anyway.” — Barbara Alpert
- “What’s the good of news if you haven’t a sister to share it?” — Jenny DeVries
- “When life’s hills become too steep to climb alone, your sister will take your hand and remind you that you are capable of anything.” — Unknown
- “And so we grew together, two little girls who somehow understood the language of unspoken words and shared the same heartbeat.” — Unknown
Funny Sister Quotes
- “Sisters never quite forgive each other for what happened when they were five.” — Pam Brown
- “What are sisters for if not to point out the things the rest of the world is too polite to mention.” ―Claire Cook
- “Sisters: a combination of a best friend and a pain in the neck.” — Unknown
- “You can kid the world, but not your sister.” — Charlotte Gray
- “At this point, none of us are sure why we fight. We’re sisters. We need no good reason to fight, even though we have plenty of them.” — Ken Wheaton
- “My sister and I are so close that we finish each other’s sentences and often wonder who’s memories belong to whom.” — Shannon Celebi
- “More than Santa Claus, your sister knows when you’ve been bad and good.” — Unknown
- “Sometimes I wonder how you put up with me. Then I remember, oh I put up with you. So we’re even.” — Unknown
- “Do you think I am crazy? You should meet my sister!” — Unknown
- “Sisters: the ones you can only be mad at for a short time because you have important stuff to tell them.” — Unknown
- “In the cookies of life, sisters are the chocolate chips.” — Unknown
- “Sisters are like cats. They claw each other all the time but still snuggle up and dream together.” — Unknown
- “When sisters stand shoulder to shoulder, who stands a chance against us? Except maybe mom when we’re both in trouble.” — Unknown
- “Sisters know how to push your buttons… because they installed them.” — Unknown
- “I’d walk through fire for my sister. Well, not fire, because that’s dangerous. But a super humid room… but not too humid, because, you know… my hair.” — Unknown
- “I know my sister so well, I could write a book about her… with all the embarrassing moments included.” — Unknown
Long-Distance Sister Quotes
- “Sisters don’t need daily conversation. They don’t always need to be together, as long as they live in each other’s hearts.” — Nevy
- “Sisters are like stars. You may not always see them, but you know they’re always there.” — Unknown
- “Though miles may lie between us, we are never far apart, for friendship doesn’t count miles, it’s measured by the heart.” — Unknown
- “Sisters are connected by the heart. No matter how far apart they may be, they’re always together in spirit.” — Unknown
- “A sister may be far away, but she is never farther than a thought away.” — Unknown
- “I carry you with me, my sister, wherever I go.” — Unknown
- “We may not share the same space, but we share the same love.” — Unknown
- “Sisters never truly leave each other. Even when there’s distance between us, love keeps us together.” — Unknown
- “Distance does not break the bond between sisters; it makes it stronger.” — Unknown
- “A sister is a part of you that you take with you everywhere you go.” — Unknown
- “We may be miles apart, but our laughter echoes in my heart every day.” — Unknown
Sister Quotes from Books, Movies, and TV Shows
- “We’re sisters. You’re my family. What is you, is me. There’s nothing you could ever say to make me let go. I love you.” — Blair Waldorf, Gossip Girl
- “We didn’t realize we were making memories, we just knew we were having fun.” — Winnie the Pooh
- You may be as different as the sun and the moon, but the same blood flows through both your hearts. You need her, as she needs you … and I need both of you, gods help me.“ — Eddard (Ned) Stark, A Game of Thrones
- “I could never love anyone as I love my sisters.” — Jo March, Little Women
- “Though she be but little, she is fierce.” — William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- “There is no friend like a sister, in calm or stormy weather.” — Christina Rossetti
- “Depending on the day, the mood, the weather, or the time of day, a sister can be a companion, an adversary, an enemy or a soulmate.” — Bonnie Louise Kuchler, Just Sisters
Final Thoughts
Sisters add so much joy, laughter, and love to our lives. They may drive us a little crazy sometimes, but they’re always there to lift us up and make every moment special. Celebrating that bond is a wonderful way to show how much they mean to us.
A few simple words can make all the difference and bring a smile to her face. So go ahead, find that perfect quote, and let your sister know just how much you care.
