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Nelson Rodrigues Quotes (1912-1980)
Playwright, Novelist
About Nelson Rodrigues
Nelson Rodrigues (August 23, 1912 – December 21, 1980) Brazilian playwright, journalist and novelist. During a long and prolific career, Rodrigues, who called himself "a pornographic angel," unflinchingly explored the darker side of the human psyche. He is one of the most quoted Brazilians of all time, with entire books dedicated to his sayings.
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“All women like a beating.”
“The keyhole is my lens as a writer.”
“Love is impossible without bite marks.”
“I only believe in those who can still blush.”
“Any individual is greater than the Milky Way.”
“I am, and have always been, a pornographic angel.”
“Adulthood does not exist. Man is an eternal child.”
“To love is to be faithful to those who cheat on us.”
“Not all women like a beating. Only the normal ones.”
“I won't stand for censorship, not even from Jesus Christ.”
“Memory is a swindler, a forger emeritus of facts and figures.”
“The young have all the same flaws adults do. Plus one: immaturity.”
“In soccer, the blindest player is the one who sees nothing but the ball.”
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Nelson Rodrigues on Brazil
“By "Mongrel Complex" I mean the inferiority in which Brazilians put themselves, voluntarily, in comparison to the rest of the world. Brazilians are the reverse Narcissus, who spit in their own image. Here is the truth: we can't find personal or historical pretexts for self-esteem.”
About Nelson Rodrigues
Nelson Rodrigues (August 23, 1912 – December 21, 1980) Brazilian playwright, journalist and novelist. During a long and prolific career, Rodrigues, who called himself "a pornographic angel," unflinchingly explored the darker side of the human psyche. He is one of the most quoted Brazilians of all time, with entire books dedicated to his sayings.