Quotation from: The Arrow of Gold

Written by: Joseph Conrad

"I haven't seen her for years," he said, "and in comparison with
what she was then she must be very grown up by now. From what we
heard from Mr. Blunt she had experiences which would have matured
her more than they would teach her. There are of course people
that are not teachable. I don't know that she is one of them. But
as to maturity that's quite another thing. Capacity for suffering
is developed in every human being worthy of the name."