# Quote — Zane Grey, Riders of the Purple Sage

> Remembering Jane’s accusation of bitterness, he tried hard to put aside his rancor in judging Tull. But it was bitter knowledge that made him see the truth. He had felt the shadow of an unseen hand; he had watched till he saw its dim outline, and then he had traced it to a man’s hate, to the rivalry of a Mormon Elder, to the power of a Bishop, to the long, far-reaching arm of a terrible creed.

- Author: [Zane Grey](https://www.leafyquotes.com/zane-grey.md)
- Book: [Riders of the Purple Sage](https://www.leafyquotes.com/zane-grey/riders-of-the-purple-sage.md)
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## More from this book

> I know Mormons. I’ve seen their women’s strange love en’ patience en’ sacrifice an’ silence en’ whet I call madness for their idea of God. An’ over against that I’ve seen the tricks of men. They work hand in hand, all together, an’ in the dark. No man can hold out against them, unless he takes to packin’ guns. For Mormons are slow to kill. That’s the only good I ever seen in their religion. Venters, take this from me, these Mormons ain’t just right in their minds. Else could a Mormon marry one woman when he already has a wife, an’ call it duty?

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/zane-grey/riders-of-the-purple-sage/i-know-mormons.md)

> For hand in glove with that power was an insatiate greed; they were one and the same.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/zane-grey/riders-of-the-purple-sage/for-hand-in-glove.md)

> Lassiter, the men of my creed are unnaturally cruel. To my everlasting sorrow I confess it. They have been driven, hated, scourged till their hearts have hardened. But we women hope and pray for the time when our men will soften.”
>
> “Beggin’ your pardon, ma’am—that time will never come.”
>
> “Oh, it will!... Lassiter, do you think Mormon women wicked? Has your hand been against them, too?”
>
> “No. I believe Mormon women are the best and noblest, the most long-sufferin’, and the blindest, unhappiest women on earth.”

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/zane-grey/riders-of-the-purple-sage/lassiter-the-men.md)