MARVIN BOWER and ORIGINALITY by E. H. Edersheim

“In one of my last visits with Marvin [Bower], he sat up from his hospital bed, holding the draft of the book in his hand, looked at me, and said, ‘It has to be original and important.’ . . . I said, ‘It’s about you, Marvin; it will be original and important.’ He smiled and closed his eyes.”