Many species from this side of creation to the other and back again have at one time or another had a saying that involves perceiving the conditions then obtaining around one, and then pointing at them and saying in ultimate acceptance: "It is what it is." (Often with an added, or
at least implied, "And what can you do?") And this
attitude is often seen as very wise and the pinnacle of maturity.
Except that maturity isn't everything ... as wizards will be the first to agree.

(Diane Duane, Interim Errantry 2 - On Ordeal: Mamvish fsh Wimsih, 2016)
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