Quote#Nature
He called Tull a binder of women, a callous beast who hid behind a…
Quote byZane Grey · 1872–1939
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Riders of the Purple Sage (1912), Chapter 15.
English (original)
He called Tull a binder of women, a callous beast who hid behind a mock mantle of righteousness—an’ the last an’ lowest coward on the face of the earth. To prey on weak women through their religion—that was the last unspeakable crime!
— Zane Grey
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