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""On Quality, a collection of Pirsig’s speeches, fiction, letters, and musings ... reads like a notebook from a life spent pondering: What does 'quality' mean? Why are some things better than others? What is it about humans that causes us to recognize the difference?"" — The New Yorker

His musings offer a pleasant detour into a curious mind at work. Pirsig's fans will find much to consider. - Publishers Weekly for On Quality However impressive are the seductive powers with which Mr. Pirsig engages us in his motorcycle trip, they are nothing compared to the skill with which he interests us in his philosophic trip. ... Electrifying. ... Intellectual entertainment of the highest order. - New York Times on Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Lodges in the mind as few recent novels have, deepening its grip, compelling the landscape into unexpected planes of order and menace. ... Inspired, original. ... Pirsig's timing and crafting at this juncture are flawless. - New Yorker on Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance A miracle. ... Sparkles like an electric dream. - Village Voice on Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance A compelling adventure. - Time on Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance A brilliant and original book. - The Guardian on Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

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Robert M. Pirsig (1928-2017) is the author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, which has sold more than five-million copies since its publication in 1974, and Lila, a finalist for the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. He graduated from the University of Minnesota (B.A., 1950; M.A., 1958) and also attended Benares Hindu University in India, where he studied Eastern philosophy, and the University of Chicago, where he pursued a PhD in philosophy. Pirsig's motorcycle resides in the Smithsonian Institution. Wendy K. Pirsig is an archivist who lives in New England. She was married to Robert M. Pirsig from 1978 until his passing.

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