- Who painted it?
- Oh, some man. I forget his name. He was around here for the sittings and then we paid him and he went away.

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You can hear this line at 00:57:50.848 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- Then will you please just listen?

- I don't want to listen to you. I'm suing you.

- Mrs. Simmons, please listen to me, I beg of you.

- Well, I'll listen, all right. But I'm warning you, it won't do you any good.

- Hello. Oh, no, I am not listening to my radio. I am listening to Dr. Chumley. I just told him so.

- Mrs. Simmons, that picture over the mantle?

- That portrait of my mother, Doctor, happens to be the pride of this house.

- Who painted it?

- Oh, some man. I forget his name. He was around here for the sittings and then we paid him and he went away.

- Yes, I suppose if you have the money, you can persuade people to do anything.

- Now, Dr. Chumley, you brought this up. You might as well learn something quickly.

- I took a course in art last winter. I learned the difference between a fine oil painting and a mechanical thing, like a photograph. The photograph shows only the reality. The painting shows not only the reality, but the dream behind it.

- It's our dreams, Doctor, that carry us on. They separate us from the beasts. I wouldn't want to go on living if I thought it was all just eating and sleeping and taking my clothes off. I mean, putting them on.

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