Ray Bradbury is a writer who is best known for his novels, Fahrenheit 451, The Halloween Tree and The Martian Chronicles.  Mr. Bradbury was awarded The National Medal of Arts by President George W. Bush in 2004. 

His card reads:

“Freedom isLos Angeles! No one hit me, handcuffed me, got in my way to become me! I jumped off a cliff and built my wings on the way down! Freedom!”