"In fact, the anger of one of the children on the island with an expression like 'What else will happen to us if this Black person becomes our leader in the future!' also bothered me."

"The human mind delights in grand conceptions of supernatural beings."

"The sea is only the embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence."

"The Spanish are lazy and superstitious; they deserve their decline."

"Women are only good for love and reproduction. Science is beyond their capacity."