:14:00
Because the work of a poet
is the life of a poet. And vice versa.
:14:04
I mean, you can't separate them.
I mean...
:14:07
...a poet's life is his work.
:14:10
And his work is his life,
in a special sense.
:14:18
- Are you all right?
- Right as rain, however right that is.
:14:22
This operation of yours,
does it really work?
:14:25
Yes, yes, it does.
:14:27
However, it is very experimental.
:14:29
I was struck by something
you said in the paper.
:14:33
About the sharp knife in the mind.
:14:36
That kills the devil in the soul?
:14:39
I'm afraid I got a bit carried away.
:14:42
No, what you said
was almost poetic itself.
:14:47
Mrs. Venable, the work
of a doctor is his life too.
:14:51
But we need help, particularly
in a field as experimental as mine.
:14:56
Particularly at a state hospital
like Lions View.
:15:00
We have very little money,
practically none.
:15:03
Yes, I know.
:15:05
Doctor...
:15:06
...I have a niece by marriage...
:15:08
...at a place called St. Mary's.
:15:10
I've heard of it.
:15:12
It's a custodial home for the insane.
:15:14
She suffers from something
called dementia praecox.
:15:18
From dementia praecox?
:15:19
Which is to say, she's mad
as a hatter, poor child.
:15:22
Would you like to
see Sebastian's studio?
:15:24
It's at the end of the jungle
in what used to be the garçonnière.
:15:28
An old New Orleans convenience.
:15:30
A place where the young men
could go to be private.
:15:33
You're not from New Orleans?
:15:35
No, Chicago. Actually, dementia
praecox is a meaningless phrase...
:15:39
Chicago. I've always wanted
to see two places before I die.
:15:43
Hong Kong...
:15:44
...and Chicago.
:15:47
Now I shall never see either.
:15:49
Because I must use every inch and
ounce of what little strength I have...
:15:53
...in doing just what I'm doing.
:15:55
The foundation you referred to?
:15:57
Building a memorial to my son.