We are not born into the world. We are born into something that we make into the world.

I told you, knowledge is our Holy Grail, and I daresay the wisdom possessed by the vampire would boggle your imagination. You see, we don't have political allegiances to worry about, or religion, or differing mores. We all work together for one purpose: to further our achievements and our learning.

How disorienting and isolating immortality must be, and how strong he must be to weather it.