"Girl, you're sittin' here talkin' to a mean old man who actually tries to look the part and treating him like a person and not just somethin' to be scared of. You're already good. And brave.

"You don't need to throw out your life just to wear the title of bein' decent. I get that you're committed, but at least realize you already pulled off the good stuff."

Which is about one of the nicest things he's said unprompted. But he's not had a whole lot of contact with young girls (aside from dealing with a few of Ego's unfortunate daughters). If anything, considering he's a space pirate- was a space pirate -in charge of a crew of angry and broken men, it's something he whole-heartedly avoided.