I want every one of you to remember this: never lose your pride and dignity no matter how hard life is.. --from Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin, Copyright Â© 2004 Li Cuxin, published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., all rights reserved, reprinted with permission from the publisher. want every one of you to remember this: never lose your pride and dignity no matter how hard life is.. --from Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin, Copyright Â© 2004 Li Cuxin, published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., all rights reserved, reprinted with permission from the publisher.