"It was the Lord who put into my mind (I could feel His hand upon me) the fact that it would be possible to sail from here to the Indies."

"The natives are so naive and free with their possessions that no one who has not witnessed them would believe it."

"They have no iron or steel weapons, nor are they capable of using them."

"I have found no monsters, nor heard of any."

"The sea will grant each man new hope, and sleep will bring dreams of home."