Jenny Joseph Professions : Poet Born : May 7, 1932 Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by Jenny Joseph When I am old, I shall wear purple. Jenny Joseph purple I was raised to feel that doing nothing was a sin. I had to learn to do nothing. Jenny Joseph doing-nothing raised sin The craziest, most selfish act is to commit suicide. When you kill yourself, you kill others. Jenny Joseph killing-yourself selfish suicide When I am an old woman I shall wear purple, Jenny Joseph purple july summer I can't stand purple. It doesn't suit me. Jenny Joseph purple suits i-can Similar Authors Abdellatif Laabi poet Ihara Saikaku poet Abram Joseph Ryan poet Ingeborg Bachmann poet Izumi Shikibu poet Bion of Smyrna poet All Authors