What I mean (and everybody else means) by the word ‘quality’ cannot be broken down into subjects and predicates. This is not because Quality is so mysterious but because Quality is so simple, immediate and direct.

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

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