In this blog series, we share meaningful memorial inscriptions you can use on your loved one’s headstone. From values to character, personality and interests, this series provides endless memorial quote options unique to your loved one’s life. Other articles in this series include:
- Memorial Quotes For a Parent’s Headstone
- Memorial Quotes For Athletes, Coaches and Sports Lovers
- Memorial Quotes For Music Lovers
- Memorial Quotes For Teachers
- Memorial Quotes For Husband and Wife Headstones
- Memorial Quotes For Fathers and Grandfathers
- Memorial Quotes For Mothers and Grandmothers
- Memorial Quotes For Nature Lovers
- Memorial Quotes For Travelers
- Memorial Quotes For Artists
- Memorial Quotes For Animal Lovers
- Memorial Quotes For Book Lovers
From shared childhood experiences to adult companionship, siblings play a crucial role in our lives. Losing a brother or sister leaves a gap that is impossible to ever fill completely.
In coping with this loss, many find comfort in creating a memorial unique to their loved one’s passions and interests. It can even be taken a step further by selecting a fitting headstone quote to be engraved on their memorial.
Memorial quotes can be simple and include a few descriptive words, or they can be lengthier personal inscriptions that reflect a loved one’s values, character, personality or interests.
Continue reading for several different headstone quotes that reflect the special bond you have with your sibling.
Memorial Quotes For Siblings
1. “Side by side or miles apart, siblings will always be connected by heart.”
—Anonymous
2. “Our brothers and sisters are there with us from the dawn of our personal stories to the inevitable dusk.”
—Susan Scarf Merrell
3. “Together in the same old way - in the hearts of those who love you.”
—Anonymous
4. “A bond unbroken by time, a presence missed in every way.”
—Anonymous
5. “Siblings by birth, friends by choice, together in spirit always.”
—Anonymous
6. “A life measured not in years, but in love and cherished memories.”
—Anonymous
7. “To the outside world we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters. We know each other as we always were.”
—Clara Ortega
Memorial Quotes For Brothers
8. “There is no love like the love for a brother. There is no love like the love from a brother.”
—Astrid Alauda
9. “Because brothers don't let each other wander in the dark alone.”
—Jolene Perry
10. “Brothers are playmates in the beginning and best friends for life.”
—Anonymous
11. “Sometimes being a brother is even better than being a superhero.”
—Marc Brown
12. “Because brothers don't let each other wander in the dark alone.”
—Jolene Perry
Memorial Quotes For Sisters
13. “Sisters are different flowers from the same garden.”
—Anonymous
14. “We acquire friends and we make enemies, but our sisters come with the territory.”
—Evelyn Loeb
15. “You're my sister. All you have to do is be there.”
—Elsa, Frozen
16. “A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost.”
—Anonymous
17. “A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the meaning of life.”
— Isadora James
Memorial Quotes For Twins
18. “Twins are like stars. You may not always see them, but you know they're always there.”
—Anonymous
19. “The closeness that twin brothers and sisters share is unique and lasting. It is a connection that transcends time and distance.”
—Joan A. Friedman
20. “Two stars in the sky, shining as one. In our hearts, your light is never gone.”
—Anonymous
21. “Mirror images in life, inseparable in death. In our hearts, twins take their last breath.”
—Anonymous
Discover More Headstone Design Elements
Engraving a memorial quote is one of several steps in the headstone design process. Uncover even more about memorial design, like headstone shape and granite color, in our Headstone Design Guide.