"They are a people who do not know the religion, and they are ignorant."

"I went on board, leaving my companions behind, and saw the Sultan of India, the most generous, courageous, and powerful of men, but without a drop of mercy in his heart."

"Traveling - it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller."

"In this country, the women are beautiful, and they do not wear veils. They are skilled in spinning and weaving."

"The juggler then took the limbs of the boy and applied them one to another: he then stamped upon them, and it stood up complete and erect. I was astonished, and was seized in consequence by a palpitat…"