"These people are very treacherous and cunning, and they will betray anyone for a small gain."

"The people of this kingdom are all idolaters, and they worship images of wood and stone."

"They have a kind of fish that is so large that it can swallow a man whole."

"I speak and speak, [...] but the listener retains only the words he is expecting. [...] It is not the voice that commands the story: it is the ear."

"I believe it was God's will that we should come to these parts, so that people should know what there is in the world."