Pre Brazil Quotes by Nelson Rodrigues

“A companhia de um paulista é a pior forma de solidão.”

— Nelson Rodrigues

The bed is a metaphysical piece of furniture.

— Nelson Rodrigues

Saturday is an illusion.

— Nelson Rodrigues

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

— Nelson Rodrigues

The keyhole is my lens as a writer.

— Nelson Rodrigues

Any individual is greater than the Milky Way.

— Nelson Rodrigues

I envy stupidity, stupidity is eternal.

— Nelson Rodrigues

“Nem toda mulher gosta de apanhar, só as normais.”

— Nelson Rodrigues

The audience will only truly respect you when they have no idea what is going on.

— Nelson Rodrigues

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

— Nelson Rodrigues

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

— Nelson Rodrigues

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

— Nelson Rodrigues