“…For the past 6 years, I have been editor-in-chief of this journal, and this will be my last text in this position. Editorials are free texts, and after 33 of them focused on discussing scientific methodologies, explaining the need for changes 1 - 3 and promoting the growth of this journal 4 and of Brazilian Orthodontics, 5 I ask our readers to let me write a personal text. Gratitude is a reliable and precious asset.…”