Nelson Rodrigues quotes
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“In soccer, the blindest player is the one who sees nothing but the ball.”
-- Nelson RodriguesSource : "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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“Man finds happiness only in the superfluous. Under communism, he has only the essentials. How abominable and ridiculous!”
-- Nelson RodriguesSource : "As 30 melhores entrevistas da Playboy: agosto 1975-agosto 2005" by Luiz Rivoiro, (p. 132), 2005.
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“Love is eternal. If it ends, it wasn't love.”
-- Nelson RodriguesSource : "Memórias" by Nelson Rodrigues, Edições Correio de Manhã, (p. 62), 1967.
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“I only believe in those who can still blush.”
-- Nelson RodriguesSource : "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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“If life turns her back on you, grab her ass.”
-- Nelson RodriguesSource : "Flor de Obsessão: as 1000 melhores frases de Nelson Rodrigues" by Companhia das Letras, 1992.
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“Money buys everything, even true love.”
-- Nelson RodriguesSource : "Flor de Obsessão: as 1000 melhores frases de Nelson Rodrigues" by Companhia das Letras, 1992.
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“The audience will only truly respect you when they have no idea what is going on.”
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“I won't stand for censorship, not even from Jesus Christ.”
-- Nelson RodriguesSource : "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 RodriguesSource : "Flor de Obsessão: as 1000 melhores frases de Nelson Rodrigues" by Companhia das Letras, (p. 83), 1992.
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“Not all women like being beaten up. Only the normal ones.”
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“The young have all the same flaws adults do. Plus one: immaturity.”
-- Nelson RodriguesSource : "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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“Memory is a swindler, a forger emeritus of facts and figures.”
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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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“A thunderous boo is one thousand times stronger, nobler, and more powerful than a standing ovation. Admiration corrupts.”
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“Saturday is an illusion.”
-- Nelson RodriguesSource : "O óbvio ululante: as primeiras confissões" by Nelson Rodrigues, Editora Agir, (p. 194), 2007.
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“Every shy person is a potential sex offender.”
-- Nelson RodriguesSource : "Flor de Obsessão: as 1000 melhores frases de Nelson Rodrigues" by Companhia das Letras, 1992.
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“I envy stupidity, stupidity is eternal.”
-- Nelson RodriguesSource : "Flor de Obsessão: as 1000 melhores frases de Nelson Rodrigues". Book by Nelson Rodrigues, 1992.
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“The bed is a metaphysical piece of furniture.”
-- Nelson RodriguesSource : "Memórias" by Nelson Rodrigues, Publicado por Edições Correio de Manhã, (p. 73), 1967.
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“I am, and have always been, a pornographic angel.”
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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 RodriguesSource : "Life As It Is" by Nelson Rodrigues, translated by Alex Ladd, Host Publications, (p. ii), 2009.
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“Only the prophets see the obvious.”
-- Nelson RodriguesSource : "A menina Sem Estrela: memórias" by Nelson Rodrigues, Ruy Castro - Published by Companhia das Letras, (p. 231), 1992.
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“Adulthood does not exist. Man is an eternal child.”
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“Unanimity is always stupid.”
-- Nelson RodriguesSource : "A mulher que Amou Demais" by Nelson Rodrigues, Published br Companhia das Letras, (p. 13), 2003.
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“Love is impossible without bite marks.”
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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 RodriguesSource : "Flor de Obsessão: as 1000 melhores frases de Nelson Rodrigues" by Companhia das Letras, (p. 34), 1992.
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“Husbands shouldn't be the last to know. Husbands should never know!”
-- Nelson RodriguesSource : "Life As It Is" by Nelson Rodrigues, translated by Alex Ladd, Host Publications, (p. 220), 2009.
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“To love is to be faithful to those who cheat on us.”
-- Nelson RodriguesSource : "Teatro Quase Completo" by Nelson Rodrigues, Tempo Brasileiro, (p. 440), 1965.
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“In football, the worst blindness is only seeing the ball.”
-- Nelson Rodrigues
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