"Their women are of surpassing beauty, and are shown more respect than the men. These people are Muslims, punctilious in observing the hours of prayer, studying the books of law, and memorizing the Kor…"

"The people here have a strange custom of greeting each other by rubbing noses. It was quite an experience to get used to."

"Their women are not modest, and they do not veil themselves."

"In Anatolia, I met a dervish who could make himself invisible. Or at least, that's what he claimed. I never saw him do it."

"The women of this city are very beautiful, but they are not modest."