ABSTRACT
French newspaper and magazine articles are peppered with French literary references. One cannot go far in reading the press without encountering the whole time span of French literature from du Bellay to Sartre. The centralization of the French educational system has resulted in the French sharing a very homogeneous cultural foundation and consequently the quotes below are part of the average French person's cultural heritage. One needs to know the most famous quotes of the main authors to be able to read the French press with ease. A small number of the quotes below are not French but are so frequently used in the French press that it seemed logical to include them in the list.
