I often think: what makes a person truly creative? Probably not a profession or even talent, but the ability to look at the familiar with different eyes. Books have always been small portal doors to different worlds for me.

There is one book that I reread every few years - "Alice in Wonderland". It would seem like a children's fairy tale, but in fact it is a source of endless ideas for the imagination. Lewis Carroll teaches us not to be afraid of the illogical and absurd.

A completely different impression was left by "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Marquez. I still remember how an entire universe was formed in my head, where magic and reality are intertwined so naturally, as if it should be so.

For those looking for inspiration, it is worth discovering Japanese literature. For example, Haruki Murakami writes as if music and dreams penetrate right into the text. Sometimes, reading his books, it seems that you yourself become a character who has fallen into a mysterious dream.

But not only fiction can be inspiring. "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand is a book about the power of personality and faith in your ideas. It is difficult to read, but at some point you begin to understand: sometimes you need to stubbornly follow your own path, even if the whole world is against it.

Each book is not just a plot, but an opportunity to look at the world differently. For a creative person, this is especially important: inspiration does not come from emptiness, it is fed by stories, words and images that we let into ourselves.