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I write with one hand, but I fight with both.

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Victor Hugo
Age: 83 †
Born: 1802
Born: February 26
Died: 1885
Died: May 22
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But alas, if I have not maintained my victory, it is God's fault for not making man and the devil of equal strength.
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Everything bows to success, even grammar.
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