"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."

"I was once invited to a feast where they served a dish made of camel hump. It was surprisingly delicious, though I had my reservations at first."

"The Chinese are skilled in crafts, but they are not a people of religion."

"This is a people who do not know the true religion, and they are misguided."

"The women of this country are more beautiful than the men, and they are not veiled."