“Throw in the intensity of emotions that come with that bittersweet summer sandwiched between high school graduation and the rest of your life...”
“You don't want to peak in high school. If you do, the rest of your life is a disaster.”
“I failed angst in high school. They let me graduate anyway.”
“Bittersweet October. The mellow, messy, leaf-kicking perfect pause between the opposing miseries of summer and winter.”
“You may think you don't want to throw your life away for mere fleeting euphoria. But, once you get a taste, it doesn't feel so mere. From then on the planet becomes a waiting room. The rest of your life devolves to no more than the time between highs.”
“Last year, millions of students didn’t graduate from high school. They didn’t drop out, they were simply in elementary and middle schools.”