The Quality, the aretê he has fought so hard for, has sacrificed for, has never betrayed, but in all that time has never once understood, now makes itself clear to him and his soul is at rest.

— Robert M. Pirsig Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (1974)

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