"In this country, the women are beautiful, and they do not wear veils. They are skilled in spinning and weaving."

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

"The women of the Maldives go about naked from the waist up, and they are the most beautiful women I have ever seen."

"I saw a man in this city who had a third eye on his forehead. He was a very wise man, and people came from far and wide to seek his counsel."

"I was once shipwrecked on an island where the people were cannibals. I managed to escape by pretending to be mad."