Robert M. Pirsig book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Source: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
“It is too easy to say 'what if' and paint a picture of a perfect world.”
— Darren Shan, book The Lake of Souls
Source: The Lake of Souls
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