# Quote — Patrick White, The Burnt Ones

> If she had only been able to touch him, they might perhaps have pooled their secrets and discovered the reason for human confusion. But as that wasn't possible, she went outside, into the garden.

- Author: [Patrick White](https://www.leafyquotes.com/patrick-white.md)
- Book: [The Burnt Ones](https://www.leafyquotes.com/patrick-white/the-burnt-ones.md)
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