How we cite our quotes: (Part.Paragraph)
Quote #4
It made me think I could stop time in the cemetery with a wave of my hand, or summon Mom to my side with her name. Currently it was very busy, thinking over and over about how to go back in time, and what I should do when I got there. (2.107)
After her mom gets taken up, time stands still for Tip. Can you blame her? We're not sure we'd know what to do either. This makes her think about how slowly time moves when your whole life changes.
Quote #5
J.Lo fiddled again, and again there was the hum. What happened next looked like one of those time-lapse films where you watch a flower grow. Both of the vials buzzed and filled quickly with liquid. There was a hundred times more gas than when he'd started. (2.210)
Showing her the cloning machine, J.Lo impresses Tip for the first time. Where can we get our hands on one of those? We'd love not to have to buy gas again. It's cool how it doesn't just duplicate the gas, but actually goes to a different place or time and brings it back.
Quote #6
Like any silence, it wasn't really silent at all, but had the same thick drone of Billy's mouth breathing. And the more time passed, the bigger it got. (2.393)
Between the awkward silence, and J.Lo and Tip hating each other in the car, time goes by so slowly. Again Tip reminds us that—even when the world is under attack by aliens—time moves at a glacial rate when you're bored or annoyed. It's just another way we are like Tip.