Ithaka gave you the marvelous journey;
Without her you would not have set out.
She has nothing left to give you now.
—C. P. Cavafy
Thank you, Jan, for finding the writer in me. You knew she existed before I did. Thank you, Esther, for developing the writer in me. Thank you, Jaap, for all your literary support. Thank you, Hans, for your crucial advice. Thank you, Walter, for being so much more than my neighbor. Thank you, Jurriaan, for your too short existence. Thank you, Dr. L, for my existence. Thank you, Dr. K, for coloring the hospital for me. Thank you, Dr. N, for your calculations. Thank you Annabel for being the best of friends. Thank you Otto and Bebé for making me feel part of your family. And thank you, Mom, Dad, and Sis, for being my family. Thank you, everyone, for making my story possible.