Talented in many things, Harvey takes over Norman Mini's place in lonely Lucia, where he is not satisfied with speaking, but needs to write. Henry Miller suspects that he may have taught English literature and admires his well-crafted spoken stories. Harvey suffers intense writer's block, which Miller tries to cure by ordering him to write down why he cannot write. Harvey must forget about the authors that he knows so well and ignore all books and magazines. Weeks later, Harvey announces that it has worked and he promises to present a long manuscript. Instead, he returns East and resumes teaching. People like Harvey, although talented, aim too high.