Came across something today on the Oregon College of Art & Craft Book Arts program page that makes my heart sing:
A book is the material vessel through which our minds explore the world and beyond, but the experience of the book begins with its look and feel - binding us to it - with seductive gravity and mirthful levity.
That's exactly the wonder I feel when I'm lost in my papermaking, book binding and box making. That I get to immerse myself in this happy state at Penland for 2-1/2 weeks this summer is pure joy.