One of my all time favorite reads.

I think I was struggling in my mind to feel the differences, or the different emphasis on different schools of thought. East to West, perhaps. I think Pirsig did what rarely authors are able to do, that takes an everyday subject and its milieu, and imparts a sense of wisdom that never seems to be the main focus and so is never preachy, but just allows you to take it on board, or ignore it entirely and focus on an interesting account of life and relationships.