Historically, science-fiction and fantasy literature is no stranger to controversy, but it has learned how to adapt and endure.

The eating of tundi fruit deprives a man of his sense, while the vacha root administered revives his reasoning immediately. A woman at once robs a man of his vigour while milk at once restores it.

A much-used plow shines; stagnant waters stink.

The heart of a woman is not united; it is divided. While she is talking with one man, she looks lustfully at another and thinks fondly of a third in her heart.