How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Section.Paragraph)
Quote #10
Everything had gone right with me since he had died, but how I wished there existed someone to whom I could say that I was sorry. (4.3.3.48)
Greene ends the novel with this line. Fowler longs for a different kind of involvement—not taking sides in a war, but the opportunity to apologize to Pyle. Is Greene hinting at the rationale behind confessing one's sins to a priest? You'll remember that Fowler disapproved of such things.