Nelson Rodrigues Quotes

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

  Nelson Rodrigues

  Ass, Turns, Ifs

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

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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.

  Nelson Rodrigues

  Wise, Men, Paris

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• A thunderous boo is one thousand times stronger, nobler, and more powerful than a standing ovation. Admiration corrupts.

  Nelson Rodrigues

  Powerful, Stronger, Ovation

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• Every shy person is a potential sex offender.

  Nelson Rodrigues

  Sex, Shy, Persons

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

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• To save the audience we must fill the stage with murderers, adulterers and madmen; in short, we must fire a salvo of monsters at them. They are our monster which we will temporarily free ourselves from only to face another day.

  Nelson Rodrigues

  Fire, Monsters, Faces

  "Life As It Is" by Nelson Rodrigues, translated by Alex Ladd, Host Publications, (p. ii), 2009.

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

  Nelson Rodrigues

  Jesus, Jesus Christ, Censorship

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

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• Any individual is greater than the Milky Way.

  Nelson Rodrigues

  Way, Individual, Milky Way

  "Flor de Obsessão: as 1000 melhores frases de Nelson Rodrigues" by Companhia das Letras, (p. 83), 1992.

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

  Nelson Rodrigues

  Soccer, Player, Balls

  "À sombra das chuteiras imortais: crônicas de futebol" by Nelson Rodrigues, Ruy Castro - Publicado por Companhia das Letras, (p. 102), 1993.

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• I envy stupidity, stupidity is eternal.

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  Envy, Stupidity, Eternal

  "Flor de Obsessão: as 1000 melhores frases de Nelson Rodrigues". Book by Nelson Rodrigues, 1992.

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

  Nelson Rodrigues

  Love Is, Faithful, Being Faithful

  "Teatro Quase Completo" by Nelson Rodrigues, Tempo Brasileiro, (p. 440), 1965.

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• Money buys everything, even true love.

  Nelson Rodrigues

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

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• Love is impossible without bite marks.

  Nelson Rodrigues

  Love Is, Impossible, Mark

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• Not all women like being beaten up. Only the normal ones.

  Nelson Rodrigues

  Normal, Beaten

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• I only believe in those who can still blush.

  Nelson Rodrigues

  Believe, Stills

  "Asfalto Selvagem: Engraçadinha, seus amores e seus pecados" by Nelson Rodrigues, Ruy Castro - Published by Companhia das Letras, (p. 175), 1994.

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• The keyhole is my lens as a writer.

  Nelson Rodrigues

  Lenses, Keyholes

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• The young have all the same flaws adults do. Plus one: immaturity.

  Nelson Rodrigues

  Immaturity, Adults, Flaws

  "Collection of the works of Nelson Rodrigues: the 1000 best quotes by Nelson Rodrigues" by Companhia das Letras, (p. 94), 1992.

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• It's very hard not to be a scoundrel nowadays. Everywhere there are pressures that work towards our personal and collective debasement.

  Nelson Rodrigues

  Pressure, Scoundrels, Collectives

  "Flor de Obsessão: as 1000 melhores frases de Nelson Rodrigues" by Companhia das Letras, (p. 34), 1992.

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• Love is eternal. If it ends, it wasn't love.

  Nelson Rodrigues

  Love Is, Ends, Eternal

  "Memórias" by Nelson Rodrigues, Edições Correio de Manhã, (p. 62), 1967.

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• Unanimity is always stupid.

  Nelson Rodrigues

  Stupid, Unanimity

  "A mulher que Amou Demais" by Nelson Rodrigues, Published br Companhia das Letras, (p. 13), 2003.

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• Saturday is an illusion.

  Nelson Rodrigues

  Illusion, Saturday

  "O óbvio ululante: as primeiras confissões" by Nelson Rodrigues, Editora Agir, (p. 194), 2007.

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• Husbands shouldn't be the last to know. Husbands should never know!

  Nelson Rodrigues

  Husband, Lasts, Should

  "Life As It Is" by Nelson Rodrigues, translated by Alex Ladd, Host Publications, (p. 220), 2009.

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• Only the prophets see the obvious.

  Nelson Rodrigues

  Prophet, Obvious

  "A menina Sem Estrela: memórias" by Nelson Rodrigues, Ruy Castro - Published by Companhia das Letras, (p. 231), 1992.

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• I am, and have always been, a pornographic angel.

  Nelson Rodrigues

  Angel

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

  Nelson Rodrigues

  Men, Essentials, Finding Happiness

  "As 30 melhores entrevistas da Playboy: agosto 1975-agosto 2005" by Luiz Rivoiro, (p. 132), 2005.

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• The bed is a metaphysical piece of furniture.

  Nelson Rodrigues

  Bed, Pieces, Furniture

  "Memórias" by Nelson Rodrigues, Publicado por Edições Correio de Manhã, (p. 73), 1967.

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