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The real machine you're working on is a cycle called yourself (Robert M. Pirsig)


The real machine you're working on is a cycle called yourself. The machine that appears to be 'out there' and the person that appears to be 'in here' are not two separate things. They grow toward Quality or fall away from Quality together.

Robert M. Pirsig

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