Quote#Truth
Remembering Jane’s accusation of bitterness, he tried hard to put…
Quote byZane Grey · 1872–1939
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Riders of the Purple Sage (1912), Chapter 4.
English (original)
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.
— Zane Grey
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