"They have a kind of tree that produces milk, and it is so sweet that it tastes like honey."

"The people of Java are very rich, and they are great traders, but they are very cruel."

"They have no houses, but live in tents, and they wander from place to place, like beasts."

"Their women are very bold and impudent, and they wear very little clothing, and they are not ashamed."

"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."