Tegan and Sara have inspired countless fans with their heartfelt lyrics, powerful messages, and authentic voices. Their words resonate deeply, offering encouragement, strength, and hope to many. In this collection, we’ve gathered 57 of the most inspirational quotes from the iconic duo, highlighting their wisdom and unique perspective on life, love, and creativity. Whether you're a longtime fan or new to their music, these quotes are sure to motivate and uplift you.
1. “Now I'm all messed up, sick inside wondering where you're leaving your makeup.” - Sara Quin
2. “Why do I take this lonely road, nobody here to walk with me? So I start fresh all over again why won't you just comfort me?” - Sara Quin
3. “Sometimes it feels like I'm all that they've got. It's so hard to know I'm not what they want.” - Sara Quin
4. “Hey hey hey, you had your time. Ding! my turn.” - Tegan Quin
5. “Lets be twins forever.” - Tegan Quin
6. “I'm a frosted lemon coward” - Tegan Quin
7. “I look into the mirror for evil that just does not exist.” - Sara Quin
8. “Yes I give you everythingYes I give you anythingI gave you everything.” - Tegan Quin
9. “this is the last honest look I'll ever give.” - Tegan Quin
10. “No I'm going to hold you anyway And I'll do it without shakingYes I'll love you always And I'll do it without achingYes I'd give you anythingYes I'd give you anythingI gave you everything” - Tegan Quin
11. “When I wrote this song I felt pretty unoriginal because everybody writes love songs, and everybody feels like their love is the most important and when their love ends and they get their heart broken, that nobody understands. And…that’s ridiculous, but so am I.” - Tegan Quin
12. “I listened inYes I'm guilty of thisYou should know this” - Tegan Quin
13. “Let them say what they will, 'cause they will anyhow. Let them say what they will, 'cause they will anyhow.” - Tegan and Sara
14. “Don't run away, It only fuels the flames. Don't pull away, It only makes me wanna stay.” - Tegan Quin
15. “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
16. “I miss you now, I guess like I should have missed you then.” - Sara Quin
17. “Where do you go with your broken heart in tow? What do you do with the left over you? And how do you know, when to let go? Where does the good go, where does the good go?” - Tegan Quin
18. “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
19. “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
20. “I realized I’d learned something about myself. I was like ‘oh man, I’ve let this go’ now I’m starting to talk about it like it’s over and it hadn’t even begun.” - Tegan Quin
21. “Sara: Tegan just recently discovered that unicorns don’t exist. Tegan: I just thought they were extinct.” - Tegan and Sara
22. “Love pull your sore ribs in. I will pull your tangles out.” - Sara Quin
23. “What will bring me home? What will make me stay, stay? Well I don't know, I don't know.” - Sara Quin
24. “Don't be so cruel to me. Don't promise me anything. I've got everything that i need. I need love in a good way.” - Tegan Quin
25. “So they're looking for a new face, with a voice to go along. I can tell you right now that ain't my style. I don't do no sing alongs, with my freedom.” - Tegan Quin
26. “You've got the freedom to walk out if you drag you down. You've got the freedom to walk out, If they drag you down. If they drag you, If they drag you. Walk out.” - Tegan Quin
27. “I'm stripped and vital, and I see rules that almost fit. And if I voice my opinion, will you stay and sit? And as I stand here screaming in despair, I say yes this is my life and yes you should care.” - Tegan Quin
28. “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
29. “The night still confuses me, we'd all get tired and have to sleep eventually. Regardless of the sun's demands. Regardless if it made much sense.” - Tegan Quin
30. “Every moment was that moment, every day was that day, every second was that second, and I've lost myself again.” - Tegan Quin
31. “Take my heart while you're at it why don't you sign me up to sell me out.” - Tegan Quin
32. “I saw my first angel.And it was you.” - Tegan Quin
33. “Most women look at magazines and then they just feel bad about themselves but Sara looks at magazines and she’s all like I can get with her.” - 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. “I can't believe I've let you in, and now here I am telling you that I'm suffocating in here.” - Sara Quin
36. “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
37. “What I love about being queer is... Everything. I like that it makes me different, and I like that it makes people uncomfortable sometimes. I like that it makes people ask me lots of questions about things they probably would not normally ask people about their relationships or lifestyles. And most of all I love being queer because i get to have a girlfriend.” - Tegan Quin
38. “They didn’t fly out of my body, I actually had to push the little fuckers out.” - Sonia Clement on Tegan and Sara
39. “I want to show girls you don't have to get married and have kids and give up you dreams. You can conquer the world. YOu can play in front of a crowd of 20,000 people, and you can own that shit.” - Tegan Quin
40. “I don't jump in real life, why would I jump in a photo?” - Sara Quin
41. “The time you've got me running. The time, you've got me tired. Well I've got more for the world than this.And I've got love that I need to give.” - Tegan Quin
42. “I close my eyes I make myself unhappy so you'll go. Without me, oh what's wrong with you?” - Sara Quin
43. “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
44. “We're queer, but music doesn't have a sexuality. Even if it was more clearly written to women, I still think that music is still just music.” - Sara Quin
45. “When we were doing interviews for our bio, I described hearing that song for the first time to be like Sara was standing on my chest. I just felt really sad, and that was having heard all the other songs in order leading up to that one. I know that when Sara was writing these songs it was during the end of her relationship and it was someone she’d been friends with for almost ten years and been with for four years. It was just the psyche of it, when you’ve known someone for half your life, literally, and then have to leave them, and not necessarily because you want to but just because it’s the right thing to do, and it’s just not healthy and you’re not good anymore, there’s no growth and you have to have growth. And when I hear that song, the idea of that all happening just makes me sick to my stomach a little bit. But it’s in an enjoyable way.” - Tegan Quin
46. “I cried so hard that you pushed me further away. I screamed so loud you called the police on me. I got so city girl on you.” - Tegan Quin
47. “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
48. “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
49. “I would go to jail with only boys. Just to prove I was as tough as you. And when I get out for good behavior, I'll be writing love songs. Silly banging knee songs.” - Sara Quin
50. “Every second I spend waiting,Drags me closer to this grave.I'm not alone.No, I'm just on my own.” - Tegan Quin
51. “Prison is not a joke.” - Emy Storey
52. “If you’ve got it to give, You’ve got to give it all. If you’ve got it to give, You've got to give it all. Oh give it all to me.” - Tegan Quin
53. “I'm infamous for being infamous. I don’t think you’re so famous miss. I miss everything, When you’re away from me.” - Tegan Quin
54. “I'll get right on right about you, you've got trouble right about now, you've got trouble right about now.” - Tegan Quin
55. “Okay you found me out. Beyond without a doubt, your lie is safe with me. A friend, i'm sure you are. And on this day so far, I've fallen hundred see?” - Tegan Quin
56. “All I said to you, all i did for you, seems so silly to me now.” - Tegan Quin
57. “Remember that you don't owe anyone an apology. You are who you are, you have no choice, and that is beautiful.” - Emy Storey
