I am grateful to God for the way my journey in life unfolded.

Had I known what the reality of my life was at an early age, I could never have achieved the accomplishments in my field of Astronomy, which I love.

Had the mystery of my life as presented on these pages been solved quickly, I would have never been motivated to write this book. 

The reality of each, the cold truth and the solution to the great mystery in my life, are too disturbing to base a literary work on, in my opinion, particularly because this is a memoir and all real. As a scientist brimming with love of this universe, I could never have moved forward with my education in science at an early age, and the messages of this book, which are in fact quite positive, if I had known what I do now.

In fact, right up until the moment the abuse that I suffered got the name and the face of a killer, I wrote about the joy of the pursuit of scientific knowledge in the universe and understanding our place within it; the mighty help that is available for people who have suffered trauma; and the Promise that God has for our lives, which I witnessed many times as a child.  Not to mention the importance of cherishing children everywhere.

I realize that eventually you will read in these very pages that for a while, a little girl who would go on to become a world renowned scientist spent some time on this Earth as the target of a psychopath, and for that there is no helping her. Otherwise, she has soared in a universe more glorious than anything we as human beings can imagine.

-Linda Morabito Meyer

June 18, 2011