Nelson Rodrigues Quotes

Brazilian writer and playwright (1912–1980)

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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Alternative Names: Nélson Rodrigues • Susana Flag • Myrna • Nelson Falcão Rodrigues

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Moisés Neto. Nelson Rodrigues: o nosso boca de ouro, p 3.

Money buys everything, even true love.

"Flor de Obsessão: as 1000 melhores frases de Nelson Rodrigues," page 34.

I won't stand for censorship, not even from Jesus Christ.

Memory is a swindler, a forger emeritus of facts and figures.

Adulthood does not exist. Man is an eternal child.

Until the day when a wise black man can become our ambassador in Paris, we will forever be a pre-Brazil.""

Love is impossible without bite marks.

To love is to be faithful to those who cheat on us.

Flor de Obsessão: as 1000 melhores frases de Nelson Rodrigues.

In soccer, the blindest player is the one who sees nothing but the ball.

Flor de Obsessão: as 1000 melhores frases de Nelson Rodrigues, Companhia das Letras, 1992

To be the best in the world in anything, even 'long distance spitting', implies a grave, heavy and suffocating responsibility.

O Berro Impresso das Manchetes; Crônicas completas da Manchete Esportiva 55-59 - Página 523, de Nelson Rodrigues - Publicado por Agir Editora, 2007 , 9788522007790

If life turns her back on you, grab her ass.

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