Period Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old period quotes, period sayings, and period proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

For many, it's not just an inconvenience— it's a colossal life disruption, forcing women to miss school, work, and appointments, and pause their social life. Nicole Jardim
Women's regular bleeding engenders phantoms. Paracelsus
In order to reclaim our full selves, to integrate each of these aspects through which we pass over the course of our lives, we must first learn to embrace them though our cycles. Lucy H. Pearce
Gradually my whole concept of time changed until I thought of a month as having twenty-five days of humanness and five others when I might just as well have been an animal in a steel trap. Florence King
If nature really acknowledged the so-called women's month, the entire month would have been period-pains-free. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
When she bleeds the smells I know change colour. There is iron in her soul on those days. She smells like a gun. Jeanette Winterson
You should never make a decision the day before your period. Miranda J. Barrett
Women complain about premenstrual syndrome, but I think of it as the only time of the month that I can be myself. Roseanne Barr
Push my buttons, and I'll push you off a bridge. Karen Quan
Your period is not your enemy. On the contrary, it's a sound barometer of your overall health. Kirsten Karchmer
Women who are menstruating are filthy and should be avoided until they are cleaned of their 'pollution'. Kirsten Karchmer
The outward sign of the female inferiority is menstruation. The female is deficient. Women are the inferior species...because they menstruate. Aristotle
In 1979, a bra called the Loving Cup was introduced. You could program it around your menstrual cycle so that it would flash a red or green light as to whether the wearer was in her fertile period or not. Alicia Alvrez
For a lot of women, period stigma is a chronic experience, one they experience constantly— from family members, doctors, coaches, and partners— whether in the form of period jokes or not getting the menstrual supplies they need, for example. Kirsten Karchmer
Sometimes it may look and feel like a waterfall of blood when in actual fact you merely overslept and your maxi pad, the one that all the commercials tell you is so good at absorption, was simply not up to the task of your heavy flow day. Naama Bloom
Your period will arrive, and your body will start to bleed on a regular basis. Naama Bloom
Part of me wanted to get my period so that I can fit in and the other part of me wanted it so I would feel like a grown-up. Naama Bloom
When you are healthy, your menstrual cycle will arrive smoothly, regularly, and without symptoms. When you are unhealthy in some way, your cycle will tell the story. Lara Briden Nd
A real period is about the healthy functioning of your ovaries. Lara Briden Nd
The healthier your periods the more fertile you will become. Lara Briden Nd
Many girls get their period between 12 and 13, but some girls start as early as 9 or as late as 15. If you haven't had a period at 16, you should talk to a trusted adult for a check up. Bianca I. Laureano
Society has placed a taboo surrounding periods and menstrual health, as if we should be ashamed of this natural and miraculous process that ultimately kept the human species alive. Tracy Lockwood
Bright girls are bold and confident. They're not ashamed or scared of their period or their body. Demi Spaccavento
I wished for it, and when my period did arrive, I was relieved...in pain from cramps, but relieved I was 'normal.' Tina Muir
For all of us women — whether sexually active or not — the monthly ritual can either be a celebration or a constant source of stress and worry. Or sometimes even both. Sue Larson
Some women seem lucky, they don't have period pain and barely notice their monthly periods, while others try everything yet continue to suffer. Lynda Modaff