"I have given up the warpath. I have laid down my arms. I want to live in peace."

"When all were counted, I found that my aged mother, my young wife, and my three small children were among the slain."

"General Crook said to me, 'Why did you leave the reservation?' I said: 'You told me that I might live in the reservation the same as white people lived. One year I raised a crop of corn, and gathered …"

"I have killed many Mexicans; I do not know how many, for frequently I did not count them. Some of them were not worth counting."

"I was a good horseman, and could shoot well with a rifle. I was a good hunter, and could always find game. I was a good warrior, and could always fight."