Being with writers and readers

What is it about being with other writers and readers that is so satisfying? I have other friends who do things I like to do, too, and other people I do things with. I am among people at football and basketball games or out shopping doing what I do, but somehow there is just something soul-satisfying about being with other people who write and read. With those people, I want to settle in and soak up the experience and BE with them. On several levels, they are like me. That's nice.