Why read fiction
Years ago I was editing a book for an engineer and he said “I don’t read fiction.” And I said, “why not?” And he said, “Give me one good reason.” And I said, “Because fiction tells of the human condition.” And he just said, “Hmm.”
Today I read this story again for the umpteenth time because a friend of mine in SF reminded me that I turned her onto Eudora Welty years ago.