Finding your own voice

I think that when Lamott uses this quote she is pretty much stating that if you keep reading or writing in one style out of the several styles that are present, you will never truely expose your own feelings. Using your own voice may be one of the very most important part as you grow older. An example of this is to express feelings to show real emotions. To me using your voice can only be used in certain instances. For example, there is not much room to use your own voice even though in certain portions of the paper it is expected.