Johannes V. Jensen quotes

Johannes V. Jensen was a Danish author and poet, celebrated for his influential literary contributions and innovative style. His works span novels, poetry, and essays, often exploring themes of nature, human evolution, and Scandinavian identity. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature and remains a towering figure in Danish and world literature. Here are 6 of his quotes:

A probing analysis of the problems of evolution forms the basis of my prose.

Johannes V. Jensen

The grounding in natural sciences which I obtained in the course of my medical studies, including preliminary examinations in botany, zoology, physics, and chemistry, was to become decisive in determining the trend of my literary work.

Johannes V. Jensen

For many years I was engaged in journalism, writing articles and chronicles for the daily press without ever joining the staff of any newspaper.

Johannes V. Jensen

There is something of the freshness of mind, of the lightness of spirit in Linne which for centuries has been linked in people's minds with the mountains of Sweden and Swedish joy in nature.

Johannes V. Jensen

Whenever one reads of the determination of the species, or opens a book on natural science and history, in whatever language, one inevitably comes across the name of Linne.

Johannes V. Jensen