27 Sister Quotes That Prove Sisterhood Is More Than a Biological Bond

Maybe you’ve been blessed with a sister that is also your best friend. But for the rest of us, that blessing comes when we create that same special bond with someone who, a while ago, was just a stranger.

Some people instantly click, others need more time to get to trust each other. You’ve probably heard about women who didn’t necessarily like each other at first and now, they’re inseparable. They share secrets, thoughts, they encourage and defend each other. Just like real sisters do.

The fact that you have a girl friend with whom you can share the good and the bad is something that you should really cherish. In this regard, we’ve prepared a list of sister quotes that you can share with your bestie to let her know she is very much appreciated.

Where there’s kindness, loyalty, empowerment and understanding, you stop calling that person a friend — she becomes your sister. So shoutout to all your sisters who support you! May your friendship be forever as strong as it is today!

Here are 27 sister quotes that prove sisterhood is more than a biological bond:

Being a sister isn’t about gender or DNA. It’s about unselfconscious love.

K. FLAY

We hang out, we help one another, we tell one another our worst fears and biggest secrets, and then just like real sisters, we listen and don’t judge. 

ADRIANA TRIGIANI

We can have unity in diversity and diversity in unity. We don’t have to be like one another to enjoy sisterhood. 

BARBARA W. WINDER

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

BARBARA ALPERT

Blood can help make family, but family often transcends blood.

DASHANNE STOKES

I love the notion of ‘storm sisters’ soul friends who help us get through life’s most raw and painful transitions.

JENNIFER GRANT

There’s nothing like a conversation with a woman that understands you. ​

BEYONCE (more Beyonce quotes)

Best friend isn’t a person. It’s a tier. 

MINDY KALING

It is the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.

MARLENE DIETRICH

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

CAROL SALINE

That was the thing about best friends. Like sisters and mothers, they could piss you off and make you cry and break your heart, but in the end, when the chips were down, they were there, making you laugh even in your darkest hours.

KRISTEN HANNAH

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

Help one another, is part of the religion of sisterhood.

LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Because angels are sometimes busy elsewhere, god created sisters like you.

SAL WILLIAMS

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

TONI MORRISON

My two best girlfriends are from secondary school. I don’t have to explain anything to them. I don’t have to apologize for anything. They know. ​

EMMA WATSON (more Emma Watson quotes)

In thee my soul shall own combined the sister and the friend.

CATHERINE KILLIGREW

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

The best way to mend a broken heart is time and girlfriends. ​

GWYNETH PALTROW

Women’s friendships are like a renewable source of power.

JANE FONDA

There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.

JANE AUSTEN (more Jane Austen quotes)

We are friends for life. When we’re together the years fall away. Isn’t that what matters? To have someone who can remember with you? To have someone who remembers how far you’ve come?

JUDY BLUME

Jill and I have known each other our whole lives. One house separates our houses but we act as if it doesn’t exist. We met before we were born and we’ll probably still know each other after we die. At least, that’s the way we’re planning it.

ALICE HOFFMAN

Friendships I think, can also be soul mates. ​

CAMERON DIAZ

I don’t know what I would have done so many times in my life if I hadn’t had my girlfriends. ​

REESE WITHERSPOON

The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.

ELISABETH FOLEY

Each one of us is responsible for the whole of humankind. We need to think of each other really as brothers and sisters and to be concerned for each other’s welfare.

DALAI LAMA (more Dalai Lama quotes)