“Others settle for small rewards; the neurotic must always go for broke.”

“There must always be a first," said Jem. "It is not easy to be first, and it is not always rewarding, but it is important.”

Cassandra Clare book Clockwork Princess

“Whenever I have endured or accomplished some difficult task -- such as watching television, going out socially or sleeping -- I always look forward to rewarding myself with the small pleasure of getting back to my typewriter and writing something.”

Isaac Asimov (1920–1992) American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, known for his works of science fiction …

“If the curvature is small (as we know it must be, because it is imperceptible by ordinary geometric methods in our neighbourhood), then λ must be small, and if the curvature is very small, then λ must be very small. On the other hand, if λ is very small, or zero, then the curvature must be very small, and may even be zero.”

Willem de Sitter (1872–1934) Dutch cosmologist

“I leave it to be settled, by whomsoever it may concern, whether the tendency of this work be altogether to recommend parental tyranny, or reward filial disobedience.”

Jane Austen book Northanger Abbey

“when however small a measure of jealousy is mixed with misunderstanding, there is always going to be trouble.”

John Irving book A Prayer for Owen Meany

“One must learn to love, and go through a good deal of suffering to get to it, and the journey is always towards the other soul.”

D.H. Lawrence (1885–1930) English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic and painter

“Neurotics are sure that no one understands them, and they wouldn't have it any other way.”

Mignon McLaughlin (1913–1983) American journalist

“Patience is always rewarded and romance is always round the corner!”

Ayn Rand book The Fountainhead

“To win real rewards, we must firmly decline the deceptive rewards offered by society.”

Vernon Howard (1918–1992) American writer