Editing Lerner and Loewe (section)

==Working relationship and personalities==
One element Lerner stated was instrumental to his partnership with Loewe was Loewe's patience.<ref name =LernerLahr /> Lerner's creative process could take as little as a few hours, and as much as a few weeks, yet he never felt pressured nor shamed by his counterpart.<ref name =LernerLahr /> While Loewe did not require as long periods of time to compose his music as Lerner required to write lyrics, he could often be very uncertain in his choices and Lerner was able to provide him with reassurance.<ref name =LernerLahr />

The two were also partial to working in the early morning, particularly Lerner, who believed all his best writing was done as soon as he awakened.<ref name =LernerLahr />

In terms of personality, the two could not be more opposite. Lerner, the younger of the two who was raised in New York, always had an eagerness about him and was quick speaking and moving. Loewe, the older of the two who was brought up in Austria, was more experienced and cynical. However, each understood the other and they developed a very deep friendship.<ref name=Lees1990 />