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Will is stronger than fact: it can mold and overcome fact.
H. G. Wells
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H. G. Wells
Age: 79 †
Born: 1866
Born: January 1
Died: 1946
Died: January 1
Historian
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Science Fiction Writer
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Bromley
London
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Herbert George
Herbert George Wells
H.G. Wells
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