"Then don't let him get to you," Kiden argued, grin sliding into something more thoughtful. "It's what he wants--he wants a reaction. The worst thing you can do to people like him is not give a fuck."

Snow reminded her of Palmer, her honest sincerity and her true, unshakable belief that she could change the lives of 'her' kids through education. That she could shake them up. Look where that had gotten her.