How we cite our quotes: (Part.Paragraph)
Quote #10
I saved the world. I saved the whole human race. For the rest of my life, even if I live to be a hundred and ten, I will never again do anything as fantastic and important as what I did when I was eleven. I could win an Oscar and fix the ozone layer. I could cure all known diseases and I'll still feel like my Uncle Roy, who used to be a star quarterback but now just sells hot tubs. I'm going to have to figure out how to live with this, and I sure don't need everyone I meet bringing it up all the time. (3.1576)
Tip is super proud of saving the world (who wouldn't be?), but she's no tattletale—she doesn't bother telling anyone because she figures it won't do any good. Here, she thinks about time in another sense: Tip starts to contemplate the future and how it will never be as good as the past.