“I pretend he doesn’t exist, and he does the same with me.”
“I ignore my fear,” he says. “When I make decisions, I pretend it doesn’t exist.”I stare at him for a second. I can’t help it. To me there’s a difference between notbeing afraid and acting in spite of fear, as he does.”
“I’m always amazed that my twin has the same birthday as me, and that he doesn’t exist. I wonder if I exist?”
“Does Big Brother exist?""Of course he exists. The Party exists. Big Brother is the embodiment of the Party." "Does he exist in the same way as I exist?""You do not exist.”
“I want to win an award that doesn’t exist yet. Well, I want my clone to win it, and that’s almost the same thing—and he also doesn’t exist yet, so it’s perfect.”
“Like Santa Claus. You adults pretend he doesn't exist, but we know that he really does.”