Until the day when a wise black man can become our ambassad… - Nelson Rodrigues

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

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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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Man finds happiness only in the superfluous. Under communism, he has only the essentials. How abominable and ridiculous!

I envy stupidity, stupidity is eternal.

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."" - Nelson Rodrigues

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