Page 13 - Fables volume 2

The Grand Arbiter groomed his whiskers, but without a trace of
nervousness. “I think you understand the relevance quite well. You
have modified—personally or as a subfamily—the vectors of natural
movement. I will not join in your debate of the relative merits of
those modifications, nor will I condemn them as an aberration. Not
even I can pursue the spiral ideal; it promises eternal life if one is
willing and able to decrease the magnitude of his oscillations. Thus
neither of you has possession of the magic cheese; it does not exist as
a string or a wheel. Be content that nature has given you each a niche
in which to act out your delusions. You can achieve tolerance of the
other rodent’s faults by granting your own, but that might not suffice
for you to find peace.”
“Now, go: I have spoken.”

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