• perfectionism - never being satisfied
• honesty - coming off as rude and insensitive
• devotion - can turn into obsession
• generosity - being taken advantage of
• loyalty - can make them blind for character faults in others
• being dependable - always depending on them
• ambitiousness - coming off as ruthless
• optimism - not being realistic
• diligence - not able to bend strict rules
• protectiveness - being overprotective
• cautiousness - never risking anything
• being determined - too focussed on one thing
• persuasiveness - coming off as manipulative
• tidiness - can become an obsession
• being realistic - being seen as pessimistic
• assertiveness - coming off as bossy
• pride - not accepting help from others
• innocence - being seen as naive
• selflessness - not thinking about themself enough
• being forgiving - not holding others accountable
• curiosity - asking too much questions
• persistence - being seen as annoying
• being charming - can seem manipulative
• modesty - not reaching for more
• confidence - coming off as arrogant
• wit/humor - not taking things serious
• patience - being left hanging
• strategic - coming off as calculated
• being caring - being overbearing
• tolerance - being expected to tolerate a lot
• eagerness - coming off as impatient
• being observant - being seen as nosy
• independence - not accepting help
• being considerate - forgetting about themself
• fearlessness - ignoring real danger
• politeness - not telling what they really think
• reliability - being taken advantage of
• empathy - getting overwhelmed with feeling too much for other people

‘Hence it is that, amongst our other cares and cogitations, first and foremost we wish and desire from our heart that we may often and speedily hear of the health and safety of your serenity, and of the health and safety of the aforesaid most illustrious Lady Catherine our common daughter. And if there by anything in our power which would be grateful or pleasant to your majesty, use us and ours as freely as you would have all in common with you. We should have written you the news of our state, and written at length of these things to your majesties. For the rest may your majesty fare most happily according to your wishes.

From our palace of Westminster, 3rd day of December, 1497’.

“I remember the Mad King’s court. My husband is the Hand to the king. I am not the helpless girl who watched her father get murdered.”

“[Halsman] was the first person to make me look at myself as a woman… After my session with Halsman, I was much more determined to control my screen image. I wanted to look older so I insisted on cutting my hair. In 1949 I went from portraying Amy in Little Women, another child-woman to playing a full-fledged romantic lead in The Conspirator. At barely seventeen, I grew up for all America to see.”

Parallels between Catarina De Lurton and Arianne Martell