130+ Twin Quotes That Are Double The Fun

Georgia Stone
Dec 12, 2023 By Georgia Stone
Originally Published on Feb 04, 2021
Your twin will be there for you.

Nothing can compare to having a twin sibling!

What makes this relationship so special is the super strong connection shared between twins. Twins definitely do have a special connection, and why not celebrate this with these twin sister quotes and twin brother quotes?

If you have a twin by your side, you are indeed fortunate, because twins whether fraternal or identical, are lucky to have one another. Being a parent of twins can be just as magical as having a twin yourself.

These are bonds that need to be cherished and celebrated, and what better way to do that then by sharing these quotes about twins with each other?

This list of cute twin quotes includes special quotes for twin sisters, funny quotes for twins, the best quotes about twins, twin puns in quotes, fraternal twin quotes, identical twins quotes, twin boy quotes, twin girl quotes, twin mom quotes, father of twins quotes, twin babies quotes, quotes about being a twin, twin pregnancy quotes and even a few triplets quotes.

Phew, that's a lot of twin quotes!

So whether you are looking for twin daughter quotes, having twins quotes or baby twins quotes there is a quote for everyone blessed with twins in this article.

If you like these twin love quotes, check out these funny sibling quotes and sisterhood quotes too.

Double Trouble Quotes

Here are some twinning quotes that represent the twin expressions and twin love between two (or more) siblings born together. Share these cute sayings for twins with anyone you know who has been blessed with twins.

1. "Sometimes miracles come in pairs."

― Richard Branson.

2.“You are the male I might have been. You are the potential I had and lost.”

― J.R. Ward.

3.“When twins are separated, their spirits steal away to find the other.”

―  Jandy Nelson.

4.“It would be both an identical work of art only by its difference. The same but different, he suggested, like twins.”

― Johnny Rich.

5.“For all twins, may you hug, smile, and laugh throughout your life with your best friend.”

― Linda Herron.

6.“If you are a twin, you watch yourself live two lives - yours and hers.”

― Christa Parravani.

7.“In this life, we will never truly be apart, for we grew to the same beat of our mother’s heart.”

― Daphne Fandrich.

8.“Being human makes us one. Be uniquely ourselves makes us individual."

― Nancy S. Mure.

9.“Because they're twins. They've got each other, wolf.”

― Ben Elton.

10.“Being human makes us one. Being uniquely ourselves makes us individual."

― Nancy S. Mure.

11.“Being a twin is like being born with a best friend.”

― Tricia Marrapodi.

12.“Sometimes I wish that I had a twin, but then I think, 'I wouldn't wish that on anyone'.”

― Anthony T.Hincks.

13.“We were born in the '70s, back when twins were rare, a bit magical: cousins of the unicorn, siblings of the elves.”

― Gillian Flynn, 'Gone Girl'.

14.“In every set of twins, there is one angel, one devil. The right-handed twin tells the truth, the left-handed twin tells lies.”

― Jandy Nelson, 'I'll Give You The Sun'.

15.“The special relationship with twins is that, if there’s anyone else in the world that’s going to get or be the confidant that you need, it’s an identical twin.”

― Sam Underwood.

16.“Are identical twins defined by the other or defined by the desire not to be defined by the other?”

― Khang Kijarro Nguyen.

17.“Because they knew each other's thoughts, they even quarreled without speaking.”

― Bruce Chatwin, 'On The Black Hill'.

18.“They were strangers who had met in a chance encounter. They had known each other before Life began.”

― Arundhati Roy, 'God Of Small Things'.

19.“When twins are separated, their spirits steal away to find the other”

― Jandy Nelson.

20.“Twins are clones, too. If you looked at an elm tree you'd never think it was part of all the others. You'd see an elm tree. Same when people look at me now: they see a person, not half a set of twins.”

― Jo Walton.

21.“After raising twins, you get organized.”

― Scott Ellis.

22.“You can spend too much time wondering which of identical twins is more alike.”

― Robert Brault.

23.“I'm already gone. I died that night on the side of that road with my sister.”

― Trisha Leaver.

24.“Even identical twins have their own differences.”

― Mokokoma Mokhonoana.

25.“True twins share womb chemistry and endure many fateful slings and arrows together.”

― Gregory Benford.

26.“'You' or 'You are' never meant one of us. When we replied to a question, no one cared which of us had spoken; an answer from one was an answer for The Twins.”

― Abraham Verghese.

27.“Twins need to know that they can be alone without their twin.”

― Joan A. Friedman.

28.“It's like I'm dreaming of the imaginary friend Katie and I had when we were little. But now, in this dreamscape of Paradise Lost, our imaginary third twin has all grown up.”

― Beatrice Rose Roberts.

29.“I always wondered what it must be like to lose a twin — if somehow Mary felt it like it was happening to her. If she felt physical pain.”

― Francesca Lia Block.

30."My sister and I, you will recollect, were twins, and you know how subtle are the links which bind two souls which are so closely allied."

― Arthur Conan Doyle.

31."When you swear, swear seriously and solemnly, but at the same time with a smile, for a smile is the twin sister of seriousness. "

― Plato.

32."I realized late in life that my twin passions are music and people."

― Yo-Yo Ma.

33.“... they were triplets and as mutually indistinguishable as peas in a pod or days in a prison.”

― Ian McDonald.

34."My brothers – I had two brothers. They were twins. They both became architects. They were both six years older. "

― Maggie Smith.

35."Some twins feel like they need to compare themselves to each other, but we’re not that way. That’s because of my parents, though, and having six kids in the family."

― Ashley Olsen.

36."Identical twins are endemically alike in many ways."

― Edward Norton.

37."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.

38."My twin sister, my cousin, and I used to write and perform plays for my family. We raided the closets for costumes and fought over parts. I’m sure I was the bossiest one."

― Connie Britton.

39."The best thing about having a sister was that I always had a friend."

― Cali Rae Turner.

40."The man who is ostentatious of his modesty is a twin to the statue that wears a fig-leaf."

― Mark Twain.

41. "A sister is both your mirror – and your opposite.”

— Elizabeth Fishel.

42."A joy that is shared is a joy made double."

― English Proverb.

43."A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost."

— Marion C. Garretty.

44."O’er the rugged mountain’s brow Clara threw the twins she nursed, And remarked, ‘I wonder now which will reach the bottom first?'"

― Harry Graham.

45. "It is not economical to go to bed early to save the candles if the result is twins."

― Chinese Proverb.

46.“Not by blood, but bonded to each other just the same.”

― Unknown*.

47.“My siblings are my best friends.”

― America Ferrera.

48."You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore… but let there be spaces in your togetherness. And let the winds of the heavens dance between you."

― Kahlil Gibran.

49.“You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.”

― Desmond Tutu.

50."A man says to his mate: 'My wife is a twin.' His mate says, 'How do you tell them apart?' The man says: 'Her brother has a beard'.”

― Frank Carson.

51.“Siblings: your only enemy you can’t live without.”

― Unknown*.

52."When you gaze upon the lovely sight. Of twins, arm in arm, asleep at night. Think not that the house has been doubly messed. But that you, as parents, have been doubly blessed."

― Jon Bratton.

53."Sister is our first friend and second mother."

— Sunny Gupta.

54."Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad."

― Romans 9:11.

55."Sibling relationships are complicated. All family relationships are. Look at Hamlet.”

― Maurice Saatchi.

56."Persistence is the twin sister of excellence. One is a matter of quality; the other, a matter of time."

― Marabel Morgan.

57. "I guess because twins have this mystique, and triplets – I think the normal sibling connection potentially can be very powerful, and there’s this idea that it’s even more powerful. It really is, not just someone like me, but another version of me."

― Curtis Sittenfeld.

58."When I was born, the doctor took one look at my face, turned me over, and said, 'Look, twins!'”

― Rodney Dangerfield.

59."You can’t live like a monk if you have two five-year-old twins. That ain’t happening. Just the opposite, actually."

― Scott Ellis.

60."Twins are more than just friends. They are more like a very small gang."

― Unknown*.

61."Never let an angry sister comb your hair."

— Patricia McCann.

62.“A sibling is a lens through which you see your childhood.”

― Ann Hood.

63. "The special relationship with twins is that, if there’s anyone else in the world that’s going to get or be the confidant that you need, it’s an identical twin."

Sam Underwood.

64.“The greatest gift our parents ever gave us was each other.”

― Unknown*.

Funny Twin Quotes

We have found the finest twin jokes and funny twin sayings that will make double the grins.

65.“Can it be, that the Greek grammarians invented their dual number for the particular benefit of twins?”

― Herman Melville.

66.“Constant togetherness is fine – but only for Siamese twins.”

― Victoria Billings.

67.“Twins are such blessings… Blessings that like to team up against you and make you have a mental breakdown.”

― Unknown*.

68.“I would love to have twins – a girl and a boy – but who knows if that would happen. It would be my ideal situation. Wham, bam, be done with it.”

― Joanna Krupa.

69.“When I have a kid, I want to put him in one of those strollers for twins, then run around the mall looking frantic.”

― Steven Wright.

70.“Identical twins. I’m glad they’re identical ‘cause you save money on photographs.”

― Ray Romano.

71.“A good neighbor will babysit. A great neighbor will babysit twins.”

― Unknown*.

72.“You know, identical twins are never really identical. There is always one that is prettier, and the other one does all the work.”

― Hedra Carlson.

73.“I was very distressed by next door people who had twin babies and played the violin; but one of the twins died, and the other has eaten the fiddle, so all is peace.”

― Edward Lear.

74.“'Are they twins?' 'No, the hospital was having a buy one, get one free special.'”

― Unknown*.

75.“If I ever had twins, I’d use one for parts.”

― Steven Wright.

76.“There’s two to wash, two to dry; There’s two who argue, two who cry!”

― Jerry Smith.

77.“I believe the only people who truly experience and test the application of equality are twins.”

― Janis Joplin.

78.“Twins are so practical. It’s always nice to have a spare.”

― Billie Burke.

79.“I had twins, so it was really uncomfortable [to sleep] because you lay on one side, and there’s a baby, and you lay on the other side and there’s a baby.”

― Jennifer Lopez.

80.“There are two things in life for which we are never prepared: twins.”

― Josh Billings.

81.“Yeah, reflections! The same, but different. Like twins - like blood brothers!"

― Sonya Hartnett.

82.“Has a world composed of 'us' and 'not us' been invaded at last?”

― Bisco Hatori.

83.“Misunderstood twins run away from weddings. Malevolent twins shoot the groom.”

― Courtney M. Privett.

Special Quotes For Twins

If you too have been blessed with twins, here are some twin bond quotes for you.

84."Real excellence and humility are not incompatible with the other, on the contrary, they are twin sisters."

― Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire.

85."True twins share womb chemistry and endure many fateful slings and arrows together. The fabled connection between twins is true in my case."

― Gregory Benford.

86." A twin knows exactly when the other one is spitting up, but that’s all they know about anything."

― Mary-Kate Olsen.

88."All who would win joy must share it; happiness was born a twin."

― Lord Byron.

89."There is a special bond between twin soul mates – unconditional love, respect for each other, bringing out the best in each other, and highly compatible."

― Julien Offray de La Mettrie.

90."'I can’t tell you how terribly glad I am that you’re going to be all right', George said, rather thickly. 'I… I wouldn’t know how to act without a twin'."

― Sarah Brazytis, 'The Apprentices'.

91."Being a twin, and knowing if my twin was gone or lost – that’s a part of me. There’s no way I could be the same person knowing my brother had passed away."

― Scott Ellis.

92."Without identical twins, you’ll never get to experience entering a hotel room with one of them and watching him run into the full-length mirror because he thought he saw his brother. "

― Ray Romano.

93." I may be a twin, but I am one of a kind."

Jerry Smith.

94."All the work on heritability was never based on looking at genes; it was based on the similarity between identical twins or between parents and children. Now that geneticists can look at genes, they can’t find genes that account for more than 10 percent of the variation in any human trait."

― Jerome Kagan.

95."The goddess Artemis had a twin brother, Apollo, the many-faceted god of the sun. He was her male counterpart: his domain was the city, hers the wilderness; he was the sun, hers the moon."

― Jean Shinoda Bolen.

96.“Siblings that say they never fight are most definitely hiding something.”

― Lemony Snicket.

97."Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother."

― Khalil Gibran.

98.“She is my sounding board, my confidante, my keeper of secrets – and my best friend.”

— Kathleen O’Keefe.

99."I’m a twin, I’m a Cancer; I’m always taking care of other people. I’ve always been the fixer in the family, the responsible one."

― Gisele Bundchen.

100. "I’m an only child. My mum and dad are six in each family. They’re both twins, and they only wanted one. I always say to them though that they’re lucky – it could have all gone wrong."

― Luke Evans.

101. "Body and spirit are twins: God only knows which is which."

― Algernon Charles Swinburne.

102."Wisdom and goodness are twin-born, one heart must hold both sisters, never seen apart."

― William Dean Howells.

103."When I was discouraged, my sister encouraged me. When I had a doubt my sister would shout, you can do it, do not quit."

— Catherine Pulsifer.

104."Anybody who objects to cloning on principle has to answer to all the identical twins in the world who might be insulted by the thought that there is something offensive about their very existence. Clones are simply identical twins."

― Richard Dawkins.

105.“I may fight with my siblings. But once you lay a finger on them, you’ll be facing me.”

― Abby Slater.

106. "At times like this, Eryn didn’t feel like they were just twins. They were teammates. They were partners. They were two halves of the same brain."

Margaret Peterson Haddix.

107."I’ve always been fascinated by twins. In my forty years of photographing, whenever there was an opportunity, I would take a picture of twins."

― Mary Ellen Mark.

108."Words, do not have twins in every language. Sometimes they only have distant cousins, and sometimes they pretend that they are not even related."

― Monique Truong.

109."Twice as much to love, two blessings from above."

― Unknown*.

110. "As siblings, we were inextricably bound, even though our connections were loose and frayed…. And each time we met, we discovered to our surprise and dismay how quickly the intensity of childhood feelings reappeared... No matter how old we got or how oft."

― Jane Mersky Leder.

111."It’s the most breathtakingly ironic thing about living: the fact that we are all-identical twins included-alone. Singular. And yet what we seek-what saves us-is our connection to others."

― Wally Lamb.

112."Being a twin, and being my sister’s twin, is such a defining part of my life that I wouldn’t know how to be who I am, including a writer, without that being somehow at the center."

― Taiye Selasi.

113."It’s a twin type of telepathy. My sister and I, share the same DNA, so on paper, we’re the same person. I knew she was pregnant, like, right away – it’s so crazy – but I asked her, and she said yes."

― Tia Mowry.

114."I’m in love with music, and I’m pregnant with it. It’s like having twins. Or triplets. Or eight-lets!"

― R. Kelly.

115. "I found the notion that two people could appear to look exactly alike very compelling."

― Mary Ellen Mark.

116."A lot of people say, ‘Wow, you’re a single father of twin boys, that’s crazy!’ Two toddlers can get hectic, but I wouldn’t change it for anything. Every day they teach me different things. The love is there."

― Ricky Martin.

117."When you have twin four-year-olds, you are able to dance like a fool, often. And I do."

― Neil Patrick Harris.

118."They’re not just sisters and twins. They’re best friends, and they care genuinely about each other."

― Chelsi Welch.

119."I would love to have twins. I think there’s something nice about having two babies, and they’re there for each other their whole entire life. "

― Melanie Brown.

120."And when you need something bad done, like punishment or revenge, you’ll just ask me, and I will do it."

― Sonya Hartnett.

121."Look at identical twins. When you get closer, you start to see the small differences. It all depends on how much you magnify it. "

― Brian Swanson.

122." I’ve been competitive since day one. Even in little things as a child, like having a twin and a direct competitor for who makes better cookies."

― Gracie Gold.

123. "I love to be with my twins. They are my true joy in life."

― Nancy Grace.

124."In the world we live in, what we know and what we don’t know are like Siamese twins, inseparable, existing in a state of confusion."

― Haruki Murakami.

125."Just because two people look the same, doesn’t mean they have the same dreams."

― Brandy Scraps.

126. "I am me she is she

Except when I pretend I'm her

And when we switch

You can't tell which is which"

― Mary-Kate And Ashley Olsen, 'Identical Twins'.

127. "I love to be with my twins. They are my true joy in life."

― Nancy Grace.

128."This is the story of siamese twins, where one fellow stops and another one begins."

― The Rainmakers, 'Siamese Twins'.

129. "Double the giggles. Double the grins. Double the trouble when you're blessed with twins."

― Unknown*.

130. "I am not a xerox

I am not a clone

A duplicate, a copycat

A second scoop... on the ice cream cone."

― Mary-Kate And Ashley Olsen, 'Identical Twins'.

At Kidadl, we have created lots of family-friendly quotes for everyone! If you liked these twin quotes, why not take a look at these family tree quotes, or [brother sister quotes] for more?

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Written by Georgia Stone

Bachelor of Arts specializing in French with Film Studies, Bachelor of Arts (Year Abroad) specializing in Literature, History, Language, Media, and Art

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Georgia StoneBachelor of Arts specializing in French with Film Studies, Bachelor of Arts (Year Abroad) specializing in Literature, History, Language, Media, and Art

Georgia is an experienced Content Manager with a degree in French and Film Studies from King's College London and Bachelors degree from Université Paris-Sorbonne. Her passion for exploring the world and experiencing different cultures was sparked during her childhood in Switzerland and her year abroad in Paris. In her spare time, Georgia enjoys using London's excellent travel connections to explore further afield.

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