"Forty Years" Slow Trains Vol.7, Issue 3 (2008)
“
We were a tiny redoubt of culture holding our own against the neighboring Huns of organized sports. I pretended to join the group disdain, but I knew in my heart it was already too late. After the two innings I had watched before leaving the house, baseball had reclaimed me. ...Forty years is a long time to hold your breath, but I was back.
— Andrea Lewis (writer)
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "We were a tiny redoubt of culture holding our own against the neighboring Huns of organized sports. I pretended to join the group disdain, but I knew in my heart it was already too late. After the two innings I had watched before leaving the house, baseball had reclaimed me. ...Forty years is a long time to hold your breath, but I was back." in the context of ""Forty Years" Slow Trains Vol.7, Issue 3 (2008)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Andrea Lewis (writer)" (Quotes: sorted chronologically, 2000-09)
The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
Tags
About Andrea Lewis (writer)
Andrea Lewis is an American writer. She was Microsoft's first technical writer and is one of three co-founders of Richard Hugo House, a literary arts center in Seattle.
About Andrea Lewis (writer)
Andrea Lewis is an American writer. She was Microsoft's first technical writer and is one of three co-founders of Richard Hugo House, a literary arts center in Seattle.
View all quotes →