The doctorate is the hoped-for breath of having completed in absolute terms years of study: it's the sacrifice of a lifetime.Bathed in this cruel doctoral solitude I needed to talk: yes talk to someone express my feelings my little joys and sorrows also my difficulties. So I said to myself: why not you? This account peppered with anecdotes and advice is a real guide for future PhD students.The doctoral path: more than a choice it's a childhood dream. Long live the doctorate!