"I should not proceed by land to the East, as is customary, but by a Westerly route."

"The Admiral says that he never saw a more beautiful thing, with trees all along the river, beautiful and green and different from ours."

"The people here are very timid, and are all naked, men and women, as their mothers bore them; and they have no weapons, nor know them, for I showed them swords, and they took them by the edge and cut …"

"By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination."

"You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore."