No one can get an education, for of necessity education is a continuing process.

L’Amour’s line treats “education” not as a credential one finishes acquiring but as an ongoing habit of mind. The phrasing pushes back against the idea that schooling, degrees, or a fixed body of knowledge can ever be “gotten” once and for all. Instead, learning is portrayed as continuous—shaped by experience, reading, work, and the changing demands of life. The quote’s significance lies in its emphasis on intellectual humility: because circumstances and understanding evolve, the educated person remains a perpetual student. It also implies that complacency is the enemy of real education; the process matters more than the milestone.