Mmmm... [He nods and lightly taps his fingers against the back of his hand in an anxious sort of way.] Yes, that's one way to put it...

But then some were just odd or... depressing. Like, some vampires really need reminding of what it was like to be mortal, I guess, so they have to attend lectures on it. Did they just forget what it was like to eat or sleep? Or do they prefer to sever all ties with their past...? Do we all forget everything, eventually?