You're comparing the house you want to the rate your parents remember. Different era, different math. Your edge is patience that stacks cash and courage to knock again.

The thought behind it

This line takes the other person out of the frame, because the comparison was never a fair one to begin with. The Long Game trades the satisfying story for the slower one that actually finishes. Everything hinges on “19”, which is the part a politer version of this sentence would have left out.