Robert Maynard Pirsig was an American novelist and philosopher, most famous for his book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values. He was born on the 6th of September, 1928 and, after a period of failing health, died April 24th 2017. Robert was survived by his wife Wendy, and 2 of his children Theodore and Nell.
Robert’s life was far from simple, or easy, and this is reflected in his wise and intelligent musings within his work. It is difficult to condense such a fine body of work into a small blog but we hope we have done some justice to the great writer by choosing our favourite 10 quotes from Zen…
Word of the Day – Promulgate
January 13, 2025
Word of the Day – Promulgate
Word of the Day - Promulgate (verb) prom-ul-gayt
Word of the Day – Animadvert
December 28, 2024
Word of the Day – Animadvert
Word of the Day - Animadvert (verb) an-im-ad-vert
Word of the Day – Rejoice
December 25, 2024
Word of the Day – Rejoice
Word of the Day - Rejoice (verb) ree-jois
Word of the Day – Vigil
December 24, 2024
Word of the Day – Vigil
Word of the Day - Vigil (noun) vij-il
Word of the Day – Nowhither
December 12, 2024
Word of the Day – Nowhither
Nowhither (adverb) noh-with-er
The Best 10 Closing Lines From Literature
April 1, 2021
The Best 10 Closing Lines From Literature
Some of the best lines in literature come right at the end, finishing the novel…
10 of the worst sentences found in literature
March 28, 2021
10 of the worst sentences found in literature
Badly written sentences in literature can really remove you from the fantasy as you read…