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Meet Ursula, a young artist who lives (for the summer) in a cabin in the middle of a forest. Kiki, the young witch heroine of Hayao Miyazaki's Kiki's Delivery Service meets Ursula while looking for a lost stuffed kitten she was supposed to deliver for a client. Ursula returns and helps fix the poor stuffed kitten, and the two became fast friends. She comes to Kiki's aid once again when the young witch suddenly lost her ability to fly. Here's the transcript of their conversation:
URSULA: I decided to become an artist when I was about your age. I liked to draw so much, I almost hated to go to bed. And then one day, all of a sudden, I couldn't draw anything. Everything I drew, I didn't like.
KIKI: Hm...
URSULA: I realized that my art up to then was a copy of someone else, things I had seen somewhere. I decided I had to discover my own style.
KIKI: Was it difficult?
URSULA: It's still difficult. But then, the results...They seem to be a little better than before.
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URSULA: It's nice to be a witch, isn't it? I like the idea-- to be a witch, to be an artist, to be a baker...It's an
energy bestowed by the gods or someone, right? Though thanks to it, we do have to suffer at times...
KIKI: I never even thought about my magic powers. I used to think this training was just an old-fashioned
custom...I was so happy you came today. If I were alone, I'd just be running around in circles.
URSULA: You know, to tell you the truth, I thought about destroying this painting many times.
KIKI: Even though it's so beautiful?
URSULA: When I met you today, and saw your distressed face, I thought, 'That's it', and I was inspired.
KIKI: Tease!
URSULA: (laughs) Now we're even....
