Orlando (1992)

Heathcote Williams: Nick Greene, Publisher

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• Orlando : And now Mr Greene to the subject closer to my heart and yours. The sacred subject of poetry. You know, I once broke a lady's fan in my enthusiasm to find a rhyme.

  Nick Greene : Enthusiasm can be dangerous.

  Orlando : As a youth I was often mocked for my love of poetry and solitude.

  Nick Greene : Tragic.

  Orlando : And, of course, Mr Greene, your works hold pride of place in my library. To me there is a certain glory about a man who can express in words those great emotions that others can only feel.

• Nick Greene : If we would speak of poetry then let us first speak of poets lives. Do you know how 'Hamlet' was written? Written while bailiffs were pounding on Shakespeare's door.

• Nick Greene : It hurts me to say it. For I love literature, as I love life. But the art of poetry is dead in England.