Audre Lorde reads Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic As Power

"the erotic is a

measure between the beginnings of our

sense of self and the chaos and power of

our deepest feelings it is an internal

sense of satisfaction to which once we

have experienced it

we know we can aspire once having

experienced the fullness of this depth

of feeling and recognized its power in

honor and self-respect we can require no

less of ourselves"