"We never prayed against any person, but if we had aught against any individual we ourselves took vengeance. We were taught that Usen does not care for the petty quarrels of men."

"The white man is like a coyote. He is cunning. He is sneaky. He is a thief."

"No guns, no bullets could ever kill me. That was my power... Now my time is over."

"The white man's road is not our road."

"There are very few of my men left now. They have done some bad things but I want them all rubbed out now and let us never speak of them again."