My Sister – Quotes

Husbands come and go;

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

I had to share a room with my sister, who is five and a half years older than I am. We didn’t get along well, and I felt that I had no privacy. So books were my privacy, because no one could join me in a book, no one could comment on the action or … Read more

It’s so weird to

It’s so weird to turn on a switch and be the role model for all women, for all African-Americans. That doesn’t happen that easily. It does not. So I don’t act up in public and don’t do anything weird, because my sisters are watching me. Not because the world is watching me. Gabourey Sidibe

I wasn’t actually going

I wasn’t actually going to see the original film [Lord of the Ring], because I didn’t think it was possible that a film could represent the books appropriately. So I was protesting, and I wasn’t going to see them. And then my family all took a jaunt together, the entire family, to see the movies, … Read more

I’m very proud of

I’m very proud of my sisters and everything they’ve accomplished and done. I’m very proud of where I came from. Eva Longoria

My first car was

My first car was kind of sad. My first car was when my parents had completely worn out their Toyota Corolla that they had for 16 years or something. They gave me, for my 19th birthday, this really ancient Toyota. So that was my first car. And I loved it. I thought it was amazing, … Read more

My sister and I

My sister and I never engaged in sibling rivalry. Our parents weren’t that crazy about either one of us. Erma Bombeck

I do not see

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

I do not mourn

I do not mourn the loss of my sister because she will always be with me, in my heart, she says. I am, however, rather annoyed that my Tara has left me to suffer you lot alone. I do not see as well without her. I do not hear as well without her. I do … Read more

I was raised by

I was raised by my great-great aunt. I was adopted within our family. My mother had me when she was, I think, 15, 16. They tried to get her to have an abortion and she refused. So, my ‘mama’ adopted me, which was really her great aunt, which was really my great-great aunt, who was … Read more