The erotic is a resource within each of us that lies in a deeply femal…

Audre Lorde
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The erotic is a resource within each of us that lies in a deeply female and spiritual plane, firmly rooted in the power of our unexpressed or unrecognized feeling. . . . ✨ Audre Lorde (2012). Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches, p.53, Crossing Press
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