| Simpsons Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988. |
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| NUMBER: | 235 |
| AUTHOR: | François Mitterrand, President of France |
| QUOTATION: | A man loses contact with reality if he is not surrounded by his books. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | On why he continued to live in Rue de Bièvre, using the Elysée Palace only for official functions, London Times 10 May 82 |
| SUBJECTS: | The World: Politics & Government: Heads of State |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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