"The white man has many books. But he does not know the wisdom of the earth."

"Often when I was alone in the mountains, I drank from the springs and I knew the animals and they knew me."

"I have been in many battles. I have seen many deaths. But I have never been afraid."

"Still covered with the blood of my enemies, still holding my conquering weapon, still hot with the joy of battle, victory, and vengeance, I was surrounded by the Apache braves and made war chief of al…"

"We started with all our tribe to go with General Crook back to the United States, but I feared treachery and decided to remain in Mexico. We were not under any guard at this time. The United States tr…"