Oct. 11, 2024, 2:45 a.m.
Tegan and Sara Quin, the talented twin sisters who make up the indie-pop duo Tegan and Sara, have captured hearts worldwide with their poignant lyrics, catchy tunes, and unapologetic authenticity. Their music, which explores themes of identity, love, and resilience, resonates deeply with fans, leaving a lasting impression both on and off the stage. In addition to their musical talents, Tegan and Sara are also known for their insightful and often humorous reflections on life, creativity, and self-discovery. In this collection, we've gathered 43 of the most memorable quotes from Tegan and Sara, offering a glimpse into the thoughts and philosophies of these remarkable artists. Whether you're a longtime fan or new to their work, these quotes are sure to inspire and entertain.
1. “All I want to get is a little bit closerAll I want to know is, can you come a little closer?Here comes the breath before we get a little bit closerHere comes the rush before we touch, come a little closer” - Tegan Quin
2. “The lights are off and the sun if finally setting, the night sky is changing overhead” - Tegan Quin
3. “5 days left” - Tegan Quin
4. “Yes I give you everythingYes I give you anythingI gave you everything.” - Tegan Quin
5. “this is the last honest look I'll ever give.” - Tegan Quin
6. “Calm down, I'm calling you to say I'm capsized, staring on the edge of safe. Calm down, I'm calling back to say I'm home now I,m coming around, coming around nobody likes to but I really like to cry nobody likes me maybe if I cry.” - Tegan Quin
7. “I felt you in my legsBefore I even met you” - Tegan Quin
8. “I won't regret saying this, this thing that I'm saying. Is it better than keeping my mouth shut? That goes without saying. Call, break it off call, break my own heart.” - Tegan Quin
9. “There's a chance I'll start to wonder if this was the thing to do. I'll start to wonder if this was the thing to do.” - Tegan Quin
10. “All you need to say to me All you need to say to me Is call (call) And I'll be curled on the floor Hiding out from it all And I won't take any other call” - Sara Quin
11. “Stop crying to the ocean, stop crying over me. Stop worrying over nothing, stop worrying over me. So it's been so long since you said, well I know what I want and what I want's right here with you.” - Tegan Quin
12. “Unnerved, the nerve, you're nervous, nervous that I'm right.” - Sara Quin
13. “I won't mistake you for problems with me. I won't let my moods ruin this you'll see. I won't take everything good and move it away. I won't be left dancing along to songs from the past.” - Sara Quin
14. “How can they ask why I feel so angry? Do you see my problem if I never explain it?But then there's you asking me how long. Say something, it's taken me so long.” - Tegan Quin
15. “I wake up exhausted it's not morning. It's back to sleep to re-dream me. We're alone and we're happy. But there you are, angry with me” - Tegan Quin
16. “Short on all the things I don't want, I'm full of love and longing. Take me by the hand and tell me, you would take me anywhere.” - Sara Quin
17. “It's love that leaves and breaks the seal of always thinking you would be real, happy and healthy, strong and calm, where does the good go?” - Tegan Quin
18. “You wait up for me I don't wake up for you. Would you like the company or are you sick of me. When your love lets you go you only want love more. Even when love wasn't what you were looking forSpeak slow, tell me love where do we go.” - Tegan Quin
19. “I hope I never figure out who broke your heart and if I do, if I do. I'd spend all night losing sleep. I'd spend the night and I'd lose my mind. Well I'd spend the night and I'd lose my mind.” - Sara Quin
20. “Audience member: Living Room!Sara: Kitchen” - Sara Quin
21. “I am disappointed every morning that I wake up. And I am disappointed by the feeling Of waking up next to you.” - Tegan and Sara
22. “In the back of your car I feel like I have traveled nowhere.” - Sara Quin
23. “Don't live your life like a movie. Always thinkin you could've been something. Don't live your life for me or for anyone. You live your life as if you're one.” - Tegan Quin
24. “What I don't know don't keep me hostage. It's your love that locks me up and I want you to know that I love the way you make my heart tear up.” - Tegan Quin
25. “Fine, tell them who you think you are. Fine, tell them fine is what you are. And when you finally figure out what it is you need, you better think of me.” - Sara Quin
26. “Take a second look, you might find that I am stronger. Take a second look, you might find that you are stronger. Imagination, inspiration. It's only fair that I tell you, I plan on leaving here tonight with my pride. I'm proud to be I'm proud to be me.” - Sara Quin
27. “Will you ever use common sense, I hear it comes pretty cheap. And if I speak more clearly, if I make more sense. Will you shut your mouth. You won't come across so dense. Close your eyes and then you free your mind.” - Tegan Quin
28. “An angel kissed my strings, while I slept last night. And her rhythm broke my hunger. And I died a little less.” - Sara Quin
29. “The sun's rays don't bother me. No they cast down such a wonderful heat. Masking beauty, by a terrible fate.” - Sara Quin
30. “He sat me down. He said he was incomplete. He thinks true love's gonna get him back on his feet. He said you only find love once in your life. So I guess when you find it you're gonna hold it right? You'll hold it right?” - Tegan Quin
31. “So I'm gonna write it down to scream it out, and I'm never gonna be the same again. Fear is the color you've all exposed, now I gotta get up here and prove the importance of my clothes of my pose. I suppose, again.” - Tegan Quin
32. “Every moment was that moment, every day was that day, every second was that second, and I've lost myself again.” - Tegan Quin
33. “Take my heart while you're at it why don't you sign me up to sell me out.” - Tegan Quin
34. “Convinced that we're living the whole time that we're dying.We decide to go out walking the whole time that you're talking.Convinced that you're living whole time that I'm dying.” - Tegan Quin
35. “Around this world will I be enough?From the liquor stores, to the train stop floors, your filthy room, your drama bluesI am nothing if I'm not with you.” - Sara Quin
36. “This week or last week, I don't really care about it anymore. I write myself this later, I tell myself you let me go.” - Sara Quin
37. “I always say that anybody who’s single ― like Sara ― their love is the most intense love. The heartbreak they’re enduring is the most intense heartbreak. We cannot understand what Sara’s going through. When it’s love, it’s my love, you can’t understand it. You can’t compare. But I really related to where Sara was on this record. When she was writing these songs and coming to me like: You don’t understand, I was like: You’re right, but I also do.” - Tegan Quin
38. “I get so sad that sad gets to be.So scared that all my feelings they up and leave me. I got so city girl on you. I go so crazy I don't know what to do.” - Tegan Quin
39. “I got uncertain from this, I'll be perfect from now on. But all my promises, they're out the window once you're gone. You pack your bags. You say I love you but I cannot stay.” - Tegan Quin
40. “I thought you would never find another love again. Oh, but you haven't missed a thing, no you haven't missed a thing.” - Sara Quin
41. “I don't need company in the company of you. And I don't need love, 'Cause your love will do. And I've got you. And you've got me. And that's all we need.” - Tegan Quin
42. “I don't feel anti-love. I feel suspicious of love, and I feel suspicious of what it means to be in love. And I also feel suspicious of what it means to feel pretend love for someone.” - Sara Quin
43. “Me being in love with a girl and wanting her to be with me, doing what I need to do to make her stay with me; it affects no one, yet it’s terrifying to people and they think you’re a monster.” - Sara Quin