Quote of the day
Nothing is impossible in this world. Firm determination, it is said, can move heaven and earth. Things appear far beyond one's power, because one cannot set his heart on any arduous project due to want of strong will.
Jens Peter Jacobsen
Born: April 7, 1847
Died: April 30, 1885 (aged 38)
Bio: Jens Peter Jacobsen was a Danish novelist, poet, and scientist, in Denmark often just written as "J. P. Jacobsen". He began the naturalist movement in Danish literature and was a part of the Modern Breakthrough.
Known for:
- Niels Lyhne (1880)
- Mogens and Other Stories
- Mogens og andre noveller (1882)