Fiction Is Good

Now, I like my fiction, nobody needs to justify the value in reading it.  

http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/fiction-nurtures-the-soul--a-must-for-even-hardhearted-politicians-20090310-8u3f.html?page=-1

One might not agree with all in this article but if there's one worthy line it must be this:

As we experience difficult economic times, it pays to read Keynes, Stiglitz and Krugman of course. But it also pays to read Steinbeck.