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I think metaphysics is good if it improves everyday life otherwise forget it.

Robert M. Pirsig

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Robert M. Pirsig
Age: 88 †
Born: 1928
Born: September 6
Died: 2017
Died: April 24
Autobiographer
Novelist
Philosopher
Writer
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Robert Maynard Pirsig
Life
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Metaphysics
Otherwise
Everyday
Forget
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Thinking

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