obduracies

Considering the hatred and ideological obduracies that prevail among the leaders and peoples on both sides, and considering the obvious fact that America the only power in the world able, at least in principle, to impose an equitable solution onto this conflict has its hands tied by domestic political and economic exigencies, considering these realities, the chances of such a solution –the only viable one, really– being implemented anytime soon, are slim indeed.

Could There Be a One-State Solution? - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

There are certain realities, certain griefs and difficulties and obduracies, that interest me, and those things inevitably find their way into my work.

More Aesthetics Hal Duncan 2007