“a word of persistently difficult etymology”
From https://www.etymonline.com/word/stubborn
“The very word erotic comes from the Greek word eros, the personification of love in all its aspects—born of Chaos, and personifying creative power and harmony.” (Lorde, 1978)
readings
Audre Lorde – “The Uses of the Erotic”(1978). In Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches, 53-59. Freedom, CA: Crossing Press, 1984.