Sublime

More a friend to his authors than a taskmaster, he aided them in every way. He helped them structure their books, if help was needed; thought up titles, invented plots; he served as psychoanalyst, lovelorn adviser, marriage counselor, career manager, money-lender. Few editors before him had done so much work on manuscripts, yet he was always faithf

stories have the power to make us connect; stories make us human.

Jerome’s very laidback – he does meditation and likes being outdoors. It was funny to see him playing someone so different from the life I imagined he led.

watch the romances and comedies of his mind projected onto his face,

Writing is easy. Writing well is difficult.

Kids play games. So do actors. Play creates total unself-conscious freedom and an open door toward the full expression of impulse and instinct. This was the incredible playground of wonder and imagination that we explored with Paul.