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Quotes For National Sisters Day To Give You All The Feels

Because nobody loves you like your sister loves you.

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Sisters are amazing. And I'm not just saying that because I am one. There's just something about the shared bond with a female sibling that can't quite be duplicated with any other relationship in life. With National Sisters Day coming up, now is the perfect time to post a great Sisters Day quote on your social media feed or share with your sis directly. She deserves some recognition for how much she means to you.

National Sisters Day falls on the first Sunday of August, and it’s a great opportunity to celebrate those in your life who you consider to be sisters. A sister is someone who — whether related by blood or not — you really can't imagine what life would be like without her.

Even if you text your sister all of the time, talk every day, or even live together, it’s still nice to give a public shout-out on social media in honor of the day. These Sisters Day quotes get the job done. They’re also perfect to write a card if you want to go a more traditional route. These sweet statements about sisterhood that sum up the loving, sometimes contentious and frustrating, but always eternal bond between these special siblings.

Quotes about sisters & friendship

  • "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
  • "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
  • “A sister is a dearest friend, a closest enemy, and an angel at the time of need.” ― Debasish Mridha
  • “You're not my best friend. You're my sister, and that's more.” ― Jenny Han
  • "Acquaintances were always on their best behavior, but sisters loved each other enough to say anything.” ― Lauren Weisberger
  • “Sisters make the best friends in the world.” — Marilyn Monroe
  • “Sisters function as safety nets in a chaotic world simply by being there for each other.” — Carol Saline
  • “Is solace anywhere more comforting than that in the arms of a sister?” — Alice Walker
  • “My sister and I are so close that we finish each other’s sentences and often wonder whose memories belong to whom.” ― Shannon Celebi
  • “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 Rosetti

Sentimental quotes about sisters

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  • "A sister is a part of childhood that can never be lost." — Marion Garretty
  • "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
  • "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
  • “I am still the center sister. But I see it differently now. There has to be a middle. Without it, nothing can truly be whole. Because it is not just the space between, but also what holds everything together.” — Sarah Dessen, Just Listen
  • “I know my sister like I know my own mind/You will never find anyone as trusting or as kind.” ― Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
  • “A woman without her sister is like a bird without her wings.” ― Moosa Rahat
  • “​​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
  • “There is no place for secrets in sisterhood.” — Erin Forbes
  • “You are blood. You are sisters. No man can break that bond.” ― Kim Boykin
  • “You keep your past by having sisters. As you get older they’re the only ones who don’t get bored if you talk about your memories.” — Deborah Moggach
  • “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
  • “A sister can be seen as someone who is both ourselves and very much not ourselves—a special kind of double.” — Toni Morrison
  • “Your sister’s advice (solicited or unsolicited), carries weight.” — Lorraine Bodger

Cute quotes for Sisters Day

  • “If your sister is in a tearing hurry to go out and cannot catch your eye, she’s wearing your best sweater.” — Pam Brown
  • “In the cookies of life, sisters are the chocolate chips.” — Unknown
  • “A sister is like yourself in a different movie, a movie that stars you in a different life.” — Deborah Tannen
  • “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
  • “What are sisters for if not to point out the things the rest of the world is too polite to mention.” — Claire Cook
  • “The only person I lie to is my little sister, when I steal her clothes.” — Kendall Jenner
  • "Sisters, sisters, never were there such devoted sisters... All kinds of weather, we stick together, the same in the rain or sun. Two different faces, but in tight places, we think and act as one." — Irving Berlin
  • “Of two sisters one is always the watcher, one the dancer.” — Louise Glück
  • “Sisters are supposed to be people you’re close to, aren’t they. You may not like them much, but you’re still close to them.” – Kazuo Ishiguro
  • “More than Santa Claus, your sister knows when you’ve been bad and good.” — Linda Sunshine
  • ​​“She could always talk me into anything. My sister made me a little starstruck.” – Stacie Ramey
  • “Never let an angry sister comb your hair.” – Patricia McCann
  • “We shared a room, you stole my toys, and then my clothes, but best friends we became.” — Catherine Pulsifer
  • "Sisters never quite forgive each other for what happened when they were 5.” — Pam Brown
  • "We’re sisters. We need no good reason to fight, even though we have plenty of them." — Ken Wheaton
  • “Big sisters are the crab grass in the lawn of life.” — Charles Schultz
  • "You can kid the world. But not your sister." — Charlotte Gray
  • “When I think of the funny, goofy and ridiculous things we did as kids, I wonder how we turned out so well. Perhaps age has truly matured us, then, maybe not.” – Kate Summers
  • “A sister will always notice her sister’s first gray hairs with glee.” – Allison M Lee

Quotes about a sister’s love

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  • "I could never love anyone as I love my sisters." — Louisa May Alcott
  • “Funny, isn’t it? 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
  • “Acquaintances were always on their best behavior, but sisters loved each other enough to say anything.” — Lauren Weisberger
  • “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
  • “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
  • “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
  • “Your sister knows which hot buttons to push to get you going, but she also knows how to be a support and encouragement when you go through difficult times.” — Byron Pulsifer
  • “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 sister for life. Celebrate your bond with these Sisters Day quotes to help her have the best day.

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