Owen didn't know how to reply to that, his mind running through all the things that he'd seen in the past year, all the things that he'd had to experience. Humans were the worst of the worst, some of the dregs of the universe, but they could be the best of the best as well. He'd seen far too many people change, far too many things make them go from one extreme to the other, to truly think that there was no hope for them.
"Because we're trying," Owen said at last. "We're trying to be better than what we are, and there are so many of us that admit and realize our limitations," He said before looking back at the floor.
"The beautiful things don't always stay away, Suze," Owen said, smiling very weakly before looking back up at her. "Trust me on that."