"do you think this is a bad idea?"
"yes! you should sell it and take the money and live a fantastic life."
"that won't work. if i see this painting as money, then i'll see all paintings as money. then i'll never be able to paint anything."
"dear god... it's incredible... completely incredible." she exclaims in delight.
louisa doesn't understand her reaction at first, because it looks like christian's mother is seeing the painting for the very first time. it takes a handful of seconds before louida realizes that the woman isn't looking at the painting at all. she's looking at louisa's drawing.
"he said that thing you always said, the thing that painter said. that you should paint like the birds sing. but kimkim said it was never like that for him. he said he painted the way we laugh."