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Marriage is the ultimate solitude with minimal privacy.

The Human Being, as we imagine it, does not exist.

We are not on our fours, howling in the woods, only because guilt saves us.

If people knew the sexual intimacy of each other, no one would greet each other on the street.

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Nelson Rodrigues

Playwright

Born: 1912-08-23

Died: 1980-12-21

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.More