To be truly adult is to recognize that the world will not me... - D.W. Winnicott

"To be truly adult is to recognize that the world will not meet all our needs, and that is acceptable."

D.W. Winnicott Perseverance

Psychoanalyst British 1896–1971

More from D.W. Winnicott

"It is a healthy condition for a mature woman to live her sex life with a man, whereas for her to be frigid is, as a rule, a misfortune."

"The mother's main task is to protect the infant from trauma."

"Playing is doing."

"Healthy individuals are creative."

"Perseverance is the key to success."

"Don't give up on what you believe in."

"I've been through worse."

"You learn to live with the pain."