# The Selection  Author:: Kiera Cass ## Highlights > “Do whatever they tell you. Try to stop sulking and be happy. Behave. Smile. Keep us posted. Oh! I just knew you’d turn out to be special.” It was meant to be sweet, but it wasn’t what I needed to hear. I wished she could have said that I was already something special to her, like I was to my father. But I guessed she would never stop wanting more for me, more from me. Maybe that’s what mothers did. ([Location 1034](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B006564VQC&location=1034)) --- Title: The Selection Author: Kiera Cass Tags: readwise, books date: 2024-01-30 --- # The Selection  Author:: Kiera Cass ## AI-Generated Summary None ## Highlights > “Do whatever they tell you. Try to stop sulking and be happy. Behave. Smile. Keep us posted. Oh! I just knew you’d turn out to be special.” It was meant to be sweet, but it wasn’t what I needed to hear. I wished she could have said that I was already something special to her, like I was to my father. But I guessed she would never stop wanting more for me, more from me. Maybe that’s what mothers did. ([Location 1034](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B006564VQC&location=1034))