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One geometry cannot be more true than another; it can only be more convenient. Geometry is not true, it is advantageous.

Robert Pirsig (b. 1928) American philosopher, writer
(Attributed)

The moment you open your mouth to say one thing about the nature of reality, you automatically have a whole set of enemies who’ve already said reality is something else.

Robert Pirsig (b. 1928) American philosopher, writer
(Attributed)

The world comes to us in an endless stream of puzzle pieces that we would like to think all fit together somehow, but that in fact never do.

Robert Pirsig (b. 1928) American philosopher, writer
Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals (1991)

To live only for some future goal is shallow. It’s the sides of the mountain that sustain life, not the top.

Robert Pirsig (b. 1928) American philosopher, writer
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (1974)

The truth knocks on the door and you say, “Go away, I’m looking for the truth,” and so it goes away. Puzzling.

Robert Pirsig (b. 1928) American philosopher, writer
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, ch. 1 (1974)

When people are fanatically dedicated to political or religious faiths or any other kind of dogmas or goals, it’s always because those dogmas or goals are in doubt.

Robert Pirsig (b. 1928) American philosopher, writer
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, ch. 13 (1974)