50 Inspirational Sister Quotes to Celebrate Your Bond

"To have a loving relationship with a sister is not simply to have a buddy or a confidante — it is to have a soulmate for life."

- Audrey Hepburn

"For there is no friend like a sister in calm or stormy weather; To cheer one on the tedious way, To fetch one if one goes astray, To lift one if one totters down, To strengthen whilst one stands."

- Christina Rossetti

"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

"My sister was the one person who told me not to change, that my skin was beautiful. She really helped me feel good about myself."

- Khoudia Diop

"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

"A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the meaning of life."

- Isadora James

"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

"One’s sister is part of one’s essential self, an eternal presence of ones’ heart, soul and memory."

- Susan Cabil

"She is my sister, always, even in death, even beyond."

- Marie Lu

"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

"I’ve known every love possible, but as the years stretched out, the love I longed for the most is the one I shared with my sister."

- Josephine Angelini

"There’s nobody in the world that knows me better than my sister."

- Tia Mowry

"Bless you, my darling, and remember you are always in the heart—oh tucked so close there is no chance of escape—of your sister."

- Katherine Mansfield

"My sister is the one person who truly knows me, as I know her."

- Lisa See

"My sister and I truly are best friends."

- Solange Knowles

"You’re not my best friend. You’re my sister, and that’s more."

- Jenny Han

"When sisters stand shoulder to shoulder, who stands a chance against us?"

- Pam Brown

"Growing up there were times when I was pretty mad at you, but now that we are grown up I can’t imagine what I would do without you. Thanks, Sis!"

- Robert Rivers

"Sisters are friends we have for a lifetime."

- Catherine Pulsifer

"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."

- George R.R. Martin

"I could never love anyone as I love my sisters."

- Jo March

"Words that describe you: my wise sister, my confidant, and my best friend."

- Catherine Pulsifer

"Four sisters, parted for an hour/None lost, one only gone before/Made by love's immortal power/Nearest and dearest evermore."

- Louisa May Alcott

"Sister. You are not only a strong woman, you are the strongest tie to the best years of my life."

- Melanie J. Pellowski

"Sister you were the one I always told on, now you’re the friend I always lean on. I count my blessings everyday for you."

- Catherine Pulsifer

"Appreciation I send to you my sister, for always being there, for your support and encouragement. On you I can always count."

- Catherine Pulsifer

"There’s no better friend than a sister."

- Mary Engelbreit

"To have a loving relationship with a sister is not simply to have a buddy or a confidant, it is to have a soulmate for life."

- Victoria Secunda

"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

"You know full well as I do the value of sisters’ affections; there is nothing like it in this world."

- Charlotte Brontë

"Even though you are my little sister, your hugs during the difficult times in my life, have been like a hug from God."

- Kate Summers

"A little sister you once were, but now a great friend you are!"

- Catherine Pulsifer

"Sisters make the best friends in the world."

- Marilyn Monroe

"Is solace anywhere more comforting than that in the arms of a sister?"

- Alice Walker

"I know my sister like I know my own mind/You will never find anyone as trusting or as kind…I love my sister more than anything in this life/I will choose her happiness over mine every time."

- Hamilton

"The best thing about having a sister was that I always had a friend."

- Cali Rae Turner

"Sisters are best friends, they are advisors, they are teachers, and best of all they are people with whom you can talk with about anything—someone you have a special bond with!"

- Catherine Pulsifer

"A woman without her sister is like a bird without her wings."

- Moosa Rahat

"Life has its ups and downs, times of sadness and times of joy. You, little sister, have been through it all with me, thanks for being there."

- Catherine Pulsifer

"She is the mother I never had, she is the sister everybody would want. She is the friend that everybody deserves. I don’t know a better person."

- Oprah Winfrey

"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

"An older sister is a friend and defender—a listener, conspirator, a counselor and a sharer of delights. And sorrows too."

- Pam Brown

"Husbands come and go; children come and eventually they go. Friends grow up and move away. But the one thing that’s never lost is your sister."

- Gail Sheehy

"A sister is a dearest friend, a closest enemy, and an angel at the time of need."

- Debasish Mridha

"A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost."

- Marion C. Garretty

"You are blood. You are sisters. No man can break that bond."

- Kim Boykin

"Unconditional love: the definition of sister."

- Alicia Cook

"Sisterhood is powerful."

- Robin Morgan

"For there is no friend like a sister / In calm or stormy weather; / To cheer one on the tedious way, / To fetch one if one goes astray, / To lift one if one totters down, / To strengthen whilst one stands."

- Christina Rossetti

"The ones that stay with you through everything—they’re your true best friends. Don’t let go of them. Also remember, sisters make the best friends in the world."

- Marilyn Monroe

"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

"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

"Husbands come and go; children come and eventually they go. Friends grow up and move away. But the one thing that's never lost is your sister."

- Gail Sheehy

"She’s always there for me when I need her. She’s my best friend. She’s just my everything."

- Ashley Olsen

"Parents die, daughters grow up and marry out, but sisters are for life."

- Lisa Lee

"To have a loving relationship with a sister is not simply to have a buddy or a confidant … it is to have a soulmate for life."

- Victoria Secunda

"Sisters function as safety nets in a chaotic world simply by being there for each other."

- Carol Saline

"We’ll always fight, but we'll always make up as well. That's what sisters do: we argue, we point out each other’s frailties, mistakes, and bad judgment, we flash the insecurities we've had since childhood, and then we come back together. Until the next time."

- Lisa See

"We are sisters. We will always be sisters. Our differences may never go away, but neither, for me, will our song."

- Elizabeth Fishel

"God sent me an angel when he gave me you as a sister."

- Catherine Pulsifer

"As I grew up, one of my strongest allies has been my sister."

- Patti Smith

"When our hair is white, we’ll still have our sister love."

- Lisa See

"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

"My sisters are my treasures, the women that keep me grounded."

- Daniela Pesconi

"Sister we don’t know what the future holds but we always know we are there for each other."

- Catherine Pulsifer

"During life’s highs and lows, hurts and happiness, a sister is always there."

- Catherine Pulsifer

"We have our own, unspoken language—a look that makes one of us fall on the floor laughing or the slight inflection in our voice that conveys everything. It is the ability to prod laughter and love no matter how much your heart might hurt. Someone who sees you exactly as you are and thinks that is enough. Someone who will walk next to you always."

- Barbara Bush

"Parents are just parents, brothers are just brothers, best friends are just best friends, even husbands are just husbands, but sisters—well, sisters are the ones to whom sisters always turn in times of joy or trouble, celebration or crisis."

- Lorraine Bodger

"Often, in old age, the sisters become each other’s chosen and most happy companions. In addition to their shared memories of childhood and their relationship to each other’s children, they . . . carry the echoes of their mother’s voice."

- Margaret Mead

"For there is no friend like a sister in calm or stormy weather; To cheer one on the tedious way, to fetch one if one goes astray, to lift one if one totters down, to strengthen whilst one stands."

- Christina Rossetti

"When you treasure your sister, you also treasure yourself."

- Dave Pipitone

"Sisters will always love you tomorrow no matter what you do today."

- Marinela Reka

"Having a elder sister is just like a diamond in darkest room."

- Pratiksha Prajapati

"If I was to give you three words to describe my big sister: encourager, supporter, and amazing!"

- Ann Butler

"She stands firmly on her own two feet and I just behind her; should she ever need me."

- J. Iron Word

"I’ve always admired my little sister because she’s able to play with no fear. She’s a cutthroat player when it comes to taking risks."

- Ashley Prange

"Of two sisters, one is always the watcher, one the dancer."

- Louise Glück

"It’s like having a big sister around who’s been able to show me some things about myself and about life and about this crazy sort of career thing."

- Stevie Nicks

"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

"Sister is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship."

- Margaret Mead

"There is no place for secrets in sisterhood."

- Erin Forbes

"A sister is both your mirror and your opposite."

- Elizabeth Fishel

"Four sisters, parted for an hour/None lost, one only gone before/Made by love’s immortal power/Nearest and dearest evermore."

- Louisa May Alcott

"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

"Sweet is the voice of a sister in the season of sorrow."

- Benjamin Disraeli

"How do people make it through life without a sister?"

- Sara Corpening Whiteford

"Sisters share a bond unlike any other—thornier, but also tender, full of possibility."

- Joy McCullough

"She is your partner in crime, your midnight companion, someone who knows when you are smiling even in the dark."

- Barbara Alpert

"Look inside any sister relationship and you’ll find a wealth of interesting stories."

- Colleen Sell

"A sister can be seen as someone who is both ourselves and very much not ourselves—a special kind of double."

- Toni Morrison

"Acquaintances were always on their best behavior, but sisters loved each other enough to say anything."

- Lauren Weisberger

"Your sister is a jewel, a priceless, one-of-a-kind gem who makes living precious for many people, including you."

- Dave Pipitone

"A sister is both your mirror—and your opposite."

- Elizabeth Fishel

"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

"Also remember, sisters make the best friends in the world."

- Marilyn Monroe

"Sisters share the scent and smells… the feel of a common childhood."

- Pam Brown

"Being a big sister is like having an instant best friend built in."

- Stephanie Pearl Kimmel

"Big sisters are the best. They boss you around, but they also have your back."

- Sutton Foster

"My first job is big sister, and I take that very seriously."

- Venus Williams

"We have our own, unspoken language—a look that makes one of us fall on the floor laughing or the slight inflection in our voice that conveys everything."

- Barbara Bush

"So distant yet so close. So different yet so similar. That’s why I love my sister."

- Maxime Lagacé

"A sister is a friend you don’t have to avoid the truth with."

- Michelle Malm

"We’ll always fight, but we’ll always make up as well. That’s what sisters do: We argue, we point out each other’s frailties, mistakes and bad judgment, we flash the insecurities we’ve had since childhood, and then we come back together. Until the next time."

- Lisa See

"A sister is like yourself in a different movie, a movie that stars you in a different life."

- Deborah Tannen

"The mildest, drowsiest sister has been known to turn tiger if her sibling is in trouble."

- Clara Ortega

"We acquire friends and we make enemies, but our sisters come with the territory."

- Evelyn Loeb

"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

"It is to be treasured when sisters are close or best friends, and what a loss for both of them when they aren’t."

- Linda Hale Bucklin

"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

"Sisters become more beautiful as each day passes by."

- Michelle Malm

"What are sisters for if not to point out the things the rest of the world is too polite to mention."

- Claire Cook

"I learned many life lessons from watching my big sister make mistakes!"

- Kate Summers

"What’s the good of news if you haven’t a sister to share it?"

- James DeVries

"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

"My first job is big sister and I take that very seriously."

- Venus Williams

"Look inside any sister relationship, and you’ll find a wealth of interesting stories."

- Colleen Sell

"Your sister knows everything to say to piss you off. But sisters tend to be each other’s biggest champion and also their hardest critics."

- Erin Foster

"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

"Sisters never quite forgive each other for what happened when they were five."

- Pam Brown

"I would like more sisters, that the taking out of one, might not leave such stillness."

- Emily Dickinson

"Lord help the mister who comes between me and my sister, and lord help the sister who comes between me and my man."

- Irving Berlin

"Sisters are like fudge – mostly sweet with a few nuts."

- Erma Bombeck

"A sister will always notice her sister’s first gray hairs with glee."

- Allison M. Lee

"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

"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

"Little sisters can be a pain, but the big sister heroine worship can’t be beat."

- Allison M. Lee

"My sister…is the person who keeps me in line, whether I like it or not. I trust her and also have a good, healthy fear of her."

- Katy Perry

"The only person I lie to is my little sister, when I steal her clothes."

- Kendall Jenner

"I told my sister how much I loved her every day. That’s the only reason she tolerated me."

- Joan Rivers

"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

"You can kid the world, but not your sister."

- Charlotte Gray

"Big sisters are the crab grass in the lawn of life."

- Charles M. Schulz

"Sisters are reliably good for two things: hating and loving."

- Jessica Knoll

"If your sister is in a tearing hurry to go out and cannot catch your eye, she’s wearing your best sweater."

- Pam Brown

"Nobody fights you like your own sister; nobody else knows the most vulnerable parts of you and will aim for them without mercy."

- Jojo Moyes

"You can kid the world but not your sister."

- Charlotte Gray

"Sisters never quite forgive each other for what happened when they were 5."

- Pam Brown

"Is there anything worse than receiving pity from your little sister?"

- Louise Miller

"I would kind of torture her. I was the older sister, and it was just the two of us. So I would play mental games with her."

- Emily Deschanel

"A young lady’s most natural ally is her sister, although sometimes our own relatives are as inscrutable to us as an antipodean."

- Anna Godbersen

"My sisters were the color and noise in my black-and-white boy world—how I pitied my friends who had brothers."

- Rob Sheffield

"But most are like my sister and me … linked by volatile love, best friends who make other best friends ever so slightly less best."

- Patricia Volk

"The greatest gift our parents ever gave us was each other."

"Sisterhood is a journey where hand-in-hand, hearts are entwined, and souls are connected."

"A sister is both your mirror and your opposite, reflecting back the best in you while loving you unconditionally."

"Sisters may quarrel, argue, and fight, but they are the surest safeguard against life’s storms."

"Sisters share a special bond; they’re united by love, strengthened by experience, and inseparable by heart."

"In the garden of life, sisters are the most beautiful blossoms, each unique but together creating a stunning landscape."

"A sister’s love is a beacon guiding us through life’s tumultuous waves, always shining bright."

"Sisters: the ones who see the best in you when you see the worst in yourself."

"Sisterhood is a gift. It’s knowing you will always have someone in your corner, no matter what."

"To my sister: You are my best friend, my human diary, and my other half. You mean the world to me and I love you."

"Sisterhood is a treasure trove of memories, laughter, and unwavering support, a connection that grows stronger with time."

"The bond between sisters is not only formed by blood but by the shared moments that shape their lives."

"When life's hills become too steep to climb on my own, my sister takes my hand and reminds me that I didn't have to climb it alone to begin with."

"The best advice my mother ever gave me: 'Be nice to your sister. Your friends will come and go, but you will always have your sister. And I promise that someday she will be your best friend.'"

"Sisters: the keepers of our stories, the guardians of our hearts."

- Unknown

"In the cookies of life, sisters are the chocolate chips."

- Unknown

"Sister: A person who's been where you've been; someone you can call when things aren't going right; is more than just family; a sister is a forever friend."

"Sisters are like flowers in the garden of life."

- Unknown

"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

"Sisters are different flowers from the same garden."

- Unknown

"I’m smiling because we’re sisters. I’m laughing because there’s nothing you can do about it."

"Sisters are like stars, you may not always see them, but you know they’re always there."

"Sisters are the perfect blend of love, laughter, and support."

"Sisters share a bond that is unbreakable, a love that is unconditional, and a friendship that lasts a lifetime."

"A sister shares childhood memories and grown-up dreams."

- Unknown

"A sister is one who reaches for your hand and touches your heart."

- Unknown

"Sisters don’t need words—we’ve already got our own language of eye rolls, sighs, winks, laughs and screams."

- Unknown

"Sisters are for sharing laughter and wiping tears."

- Unknown

"No one will ever be as entertained by us as us."

- Unknown

"When I say ‘I won’t tell anyone,’ we all know my sister doesn’t count."

- Unknown

"You ever hear Dad introduce us to people? ‘This our daughter Dottie. And this is our other daughter, Dottie’s sister.’ They should’ve just had you and bought a dog."

"Sisters are like flowers in the garden of life, blooming with love and nurturing each other’s growth."