Whenever one reads of the determination of the species, or opens a book on natural science and history, in whatever language, one inevitably comes ac…

- Johannes V. Jensen

During half a century of literary work, I have endeavoured to introduce the philosophy of evolution into the sphere of literature, and to inspire my …

- 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

The grounding in natural sciences which I obtained in the course of my medical studies, including preliminary examinations in botany, zoology, physic…

- Johannes V. Jensen

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

- 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 mount…

- Johannes V. Jensen