There must be some other possibility than death or lifelong penance .. some meeting, some intersection of lines; and some cowardly, hopeful geometer in my brain tells me it is the angle at which two lines prop each other up, the leaning-together from the vertical which produces the false arch. For lack of a keystone, the false arch may be as much as one can expect in this life. Only the very lucky discover the keystone. . Wallace Stegner
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The poem "The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall" can be interpreted as saying that the greatest glory in life is to stay on our feet and keep fighting. The lines can also be interpreted as saying that there is some other possibility than death or lifelong penance, and if only we could see it, it would help us feel stronger.

Source: Angle Of Repose

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