Older sisters are born into one of the most special roles in the world. They become the people we laugh into the wee hours of the night with and the shoulders we cry on. They drive us crazy all while loving us fiercely.
Whether you are looking to celebrate your little girl becoming a big sister or just want to let your own big sister know how loved she is, here are 50+ of my favorite big sister quotes!
My Favorite Sisterhood Quotes
“Sister. 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, 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
“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
“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
“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.” -Unknown
“The world may be a mess, but your sister is always there as your safety net, always ready to catch you.” -Unknown
“A sister will care for you like a mother, laugh with you like a brother, listen to you like a friend, but most of all, no matter how much you mess up; love you like only a sister can. Your only job is to be the sister she deserves.” -Unknown
“You’re not my best friend. You’re my sister. And that’s more” -Jenny Han (the author of “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” which exemplifies the cutest sister relationships!)
“The greatest gift your parents ever gave you was each other.” -Unknown
“A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the meaning of life.” -Isadora James
“Side by side or miles apart, sisters will always be together at heart.” -Unknown
“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
“Having a sister is just like having a friend at all times, and that is the best thing in the world.” -Unknown
“Sisters are like stars. You may not always see them, but you know they’re always there.” -Unknown
“A sister is a forever friend.” -Unknown
Funny Big Sister Quotes
“Sisters are like flowers in the garden of life. You are that special flower that completes my garden.” -Unknown
“Sisters are reliably good for two things: hating and loving.” -Jessica Knoll
“What are sisters for if not to point out the things the rest of the world is too polite to mention.” -Claire Cook
“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
“In the cookies of life, sisters are the chocolate chips.” – Unknown
“The only person I lie to is my little sister, when I steal her clothes.” -Kendall Jenner
“More than Santa Claus, your sister knows when you’ve been bad and good.” -Linda Sunshine
“I smile because you are my sister. I laugh because there is nothing you can do about it.” -Unknown
“A sister is like yourself in a different movie, a movie that stars you in a different life.” -Deborah Tannen
“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
“What’s the good of news if you haven’t a sister to share it?” -Jenny DeVries
“When I say I won’t tell anyone, my sister doesn’t count.” -Unknown
“Sister is our first friend and second mother.” -Sunny Gupta
“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
“It’s nice to grow up with a sister; someone to lean on, to count on, and to tell on.” -Unknown
“Big sisters are the crabgrass in the lawn of life.” -Charles M. Schulz
Heartwarming Big Sister Quotes
“Our big sisters are our defenders/ they are our listeners, our counselor, and our friend. They share our sorrow and our delights too.” -Unknown
“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 make the best friends in the whole world.” -Marilyn Monroe
“I could never love anyone as I love my sisters.” –Little Women
“Sisters are different flowers from the same garden.” -Anonymous
“Our roots say we’re sisters, our hearts say we’re friends.” -Unknown
“Sister, you are my human diary. You know all my secrets and the deepest wishes of my heart.” -Unknown
“A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost.” -Marion C Garretty
“When sisters stand shoulder to shoulder, who stands a chance against us?” -Pam Brown
“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
“Sisters connect us to the meaning of life; they are our heart’s gift and our spirit’s friend.” -Unknown
“The best thing about having a sister was that I always had a friend.” -Cali Rae Tumer
“A sister is one who reaches for your hand and touches your heart.” -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
“You don’t love someone because they’re perfect, you love them in spite of the fact that they’re not.” -Jodi Picoult
“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
“Always my sister, forever my friend.” -Unknown
“You know full well as I do the value of sisters’ affections; there is nothing like it in this world.” -Charlotte Bronte
“As long as they were together, there was nothing to be afraid of.” -Kristen Ciccarell
“Sisters don’t need words. They have perfected their own secret language of smiles, sniffs, sighs, gasps, winks, and eye rolls.” -Unknown
“How do people make it through life without a sister?” -Sara Corpening Whiteford
“A sister is someone who loves you from the heart. No matter how much you argue, you cannot be drawn apart.” -Pamela Dugdale
“There’s no better friend than a sister.” -Mary Engelbreit
Sisters have their ups and downs, but being a girl mama is still such a blessing. Showing your daughters how to love and care for one another is one of the greatest things you can teach them. I hope these big sister quotes help you to show your girls how incredible and important the gift of sisterhood is!
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