I had a teacher who said "these are the best years of your lives".
Since I graduated in 2003, every single year has been better than every year of school since I can really remember.
High school was f*****g awful and seriously depressing.
I had to work as a janitor through grades 11 and 12 to pay rent. I dropped out with 1 class left to get a union construction job.
I'm back in university now doing an engineering degree because I have worked to get my life in a position where this is possible.