In My Own Way

"No--I must keep to my own style & go on in my own Way;

And though I may never succeed again in that,

I am convinced that I should totally fail in any other."

Jane Austen in a letter to James Stanier Clarke
April 1, 1816

I found this delightful quote on a wonderful website called Jane Austen Quote of the Day. I know that everything is Jane lately, but Lori Smith seems to be one of us who has always loved her. Lori is the author of A Walk with Jane Austen (to be published in October '07)--a book I am looking forward to with great anticipation.