stubbornness

And Iola, while she was provoked by what she called his stubbornness, was yet secretly proud of that silently resisting strength she could neither shake nor break.

The Doctor : a Tale of the Rockies Ralph Connor 1898

Elsinore, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.

CHAPTER XLVI 2010

To me, it seems the refusal to do so is based in stubbornness rather than reason.

The Volokh Conspiracy » 2010 » March 2010

His stubbornness is such that he will not cease from attacking you, either by himself or others, unless he dies.

"Can the killing of abortionists be justified?" 2009

To me, it seems the refusal to do so is based in stubbornness rather than reason.

The Volokh Conspiracy » “What Sort of Burden Does It Place on the University … to Strike ‘of Our Lord’ from the Diploma?” 2010

I assume that stubbornness is what has made them more successful and less criminal than their male counterparts.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Interracial Marriage Rates Going Up 2010

Now I have to rip my story to bare bones and try it from every possible angle to make it work with my original two characters because my stubbornness is prevailing in this matter.

oh, VCR games! heart you. tragic_elegance 2010

To me, it seems the refusal to do so is based in stubbornness rather than reason.

The Volokh Conspiracy » “Year of Our Lord” 2010

Now I have to rip my story to bare bones and try it from every possible angle to make it work with my original two characters because my stubbornness is prevailing in this matter.

musings before the feature pitch tragic_elegance 2010

The concept is nothing more than a word for stubbornness.

Brush of Darkness Allison Pang 2011