“These words dropped into my childish mind as if you should accidentally drop a ring into a deep well. I did not think of them much at the time, but there came a day in my life when the ring was fished up out of the well, good as new.”
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Stowe, H. B. (n.d.). These words dropped into my childish mind as if you should accidentally drop a ring into a deep well. I did not think of them much at the time, but there came a day in my life when the ring was fished up out of the well, good as new. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/4405-these-words-dropped-into-my-childish-mind-as/
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Stowe, Harriet Beecher. “These words dropped into my childish mind as if you should accidentally drop a ring into a deep well. I did not think of them much at the time, but there came a day in my life when the ring was fished up out of the well, good as new.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/4405-these-words-dropped-into-my-childish-mind-as/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Stowe, Harriet Beecher. “These words dropped into my childish mind as if you should accidentally drop a ring into a deep well. I did not think of them much at the time, but there came a day in my life when the ring was fished up out of the well, good as new.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/4405-these-words-dropped-into-my-childish-mind-as/.