The youth of Sindbad

"There are stories from the sailor's life, which young women and young men here and there read in disbelief. Oh, then they too will know everything; miracles that they had no idea existed in their youth; the unspeakable goodness of women, when, sitting on the edge of the bed, they comb their hair and speak to the man with such holy love and surrender that he can feel safe for the rest of his life; and the wickedness of women, as soon as you can clench your fists, rebuke knives and swords, dust your pistols, sacrifice with blood, wake up with bloodshot eyes and wailing, biting hands, pillows to fall asleep... In the other world, Sinbad was often surprised that he had never killed a single woman in his life. When the carriage left with him from the countryside, where the power of women ceases, he looked back from the carriage and saw mostly praying, kind women behind him ." Excerpt from the book