Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet), 1694-1778
was a French author, humanist, rationalist, and satirist
Monsieur l'abbé, I detest what you write, but I would give my life to make it possible for you to continue to write.
( letter to M. le Riche, February 6, 1770 )
Dorothy (Rothschild) Parker, 1893-1967
was an US author, humorist, poet, and wit
I don't care what is written about me so long as it isn't true.