"It was curiosity more than love. Curiosity and opportunity," he said, but he didn't view that as a bad thing. He didn't really believe in love anyways.

"Alas, that's how it goes, I've found. Almost no greatness lasts forever," he said, and then thinks on it, "Well, not among humans, anyways."

Because he's been great for 50,000 years and will keep on being great.