"My relationships tend t'go bad just by bein' seventeen forever." Relationships tend to get awkward when one member of the party can't grow older with the other. And he wasn't much for getting into relationships with other immortals. There were too many complications there as well.

"Take it from someone older 'n wiser, kiddo." Of course, the best time to be giving advice out to a young vampire was when he was drunk as a skunk. "Bein' turned young is a long, lonely road. But if you're lucky, you can find someone who understands 'n be happy for a little bit."