The door was the way to... to... The Door was The Way. Good. Capital letters were always the best way of dealing with things you didn't have a good a… - Douglas Adams

Yes it is,' said the Professor. 'Wait — ' he motioned to Richard, who was about to go out again and investigate — 'let it be. It won't be long.'

Richard stared in disbelief. 'You say there's a horse in your bathroom, and all you can do is stand there naming Beatles songs?'

The Professor looked blankly at him.

Anything that happens, happens.

Anything that, in happening, causes something else to happen, causes something else to happen.

Anything that, in happening, causes itself to happen again, happens again.

It doesn’t necessarily do it in chronological order, though.

In the center lay the exploded carcass of a lonely sperm whale that hadn't lived long enough to be disappointed with its lot.