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/^t/Books are also very helpful in this respect. Non-fiction volumes sometimes let us know somebody's opinions and help us realize that we are not alone in our thinking and perception of the world as we learn that there is someone out there who thinks in the same way we do and who has come up with the same or similar ideas. This may, of course, mean that our thinking is not by all means original, but it may be very helpful to know that we are not alone. Fiction, on the other hand, is often considered to be a record of things that are unreal and simply not true. But it is often reality that is the source of inspiration for fiction writers and their imagination sometimes only helps them put the little pieces of their own experience together. In this way we learn so much about themselves. But so much more can be learnt from fiction writing. By reading we enter the realm of imagination and dreams, and as a creation of a human mind, they are also real, they also tell the story of human race.