You don't get explanations in real life. You just get moments that are absolutely, utterly, inexplicably odd.

“And then he'd tried to become an official Atheist and hadn't got the rock-hard …”

“Write your story as it needs to be written. Write it honestly and tell it as be…”

“Rubbish!" screamed a fat, elderly woman, in Richard's ear, as he passed her mal…”

“Are there any ponies in this?" asked my sister. "I thought there would be ponie…”