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Elizabeth Mackey is an 18-year-old dancer whom Cunxin meets during his second summer at the Houston Ballet Academy. They fall in love, and his decision to defect is intricately bound up in his decision to marry her. Unfortunately, her dance career is never as successful as his—perhaps because Ben Stevenson holds a grudge against her for her role in Cunxin’s high-profile defection. After about a year, she finds work in a distant state and she and Cunxin divorce.
Elizabeth Mackey Quotes in Mao’s Last Dancer
The Mao’s Last Dancer quotes below are all either spoken by Elizabeth Mackey or refer to Elizabeth Mackey. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 21: Elizabeth
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“Ohh…Li!” Ben started to sob. “I’m finished! I’ve lost everything! Consul Zhang at the consulate thinks I’ve masterminded this whole thing. They think it’s all my fault. You have ruined everything! I’ll never be allowed back to China now!”
“I’m sorry, Ben. What you want me say?” I asked.
“I want you to say that this is all a mistake and that you will go back to China. Nothing will change if you go back now. I have spoken to Consul Zhang. You’ll still be a hero if you go back to China now. You’ll still be allowed to come back.”
“If you want live in China, you go,” I said.
“Li, the least you can do for me is explain all this to the consulate! Tell them I had nothing to do with it. Can you do this for me?”
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Chapter 24: A Millet Dream Come True
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Aside from the drugs, though, I did want to experiment with nearly everything the Western world had to offer. I discovered Western movies, especially the John Wayne ones. I liked the courage he portrayed. I also liked movies such as Star Trek and the 007 films. I went to operas, symphonies, pop concerts and plays. Through Ben I met some extraordinary people—people including Liza Minnelli, Cleo Laine, Gregory Peck, Frank Sinatra and John Denver. I even went to discos, but I wasn’t too fond of them. Still, I was like a bird let out of its cage, and I could fly in any direction I chose.
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Elizabeth Mackey Quotes in Mao’s Last Dancer
The Mao’s Last Dancer quotes below are all either spoken by Elizabeth Mackey or refer to Elizabeth Mackey. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 21: Elizabeth
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“Ohh…Li!” Ben started to sob. “I’m finished! I’ve lost everything! Consul Zhang at the consulate thinks I’ve masterminded this whole thing. They think it’s all my fault. You have ruined everything! I’ll never be allowed back to China now!”
“I’m sorry, Ben. What you want me say?” I asked.
“I want you to say that this is all a mistake and that you will go back to China. Nothing will change if you go back now. I have spoken to Consul Zhang. You’ll still be a hero if you go back to China now. You’ll still be allowed to come back.”
“If you want live in China, you go,” I said.
“Li, the least you can do for me is explain all this to the consulate! Tell them I had nothing to do with it. Can you do this for me?”
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Chapter 24: A Millet Dream Come True
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Aside from the drugs, though, I did want to experiment with nearly everything the Western world had to offer. I discovered Western movies, especially the John Wayne ones. I liked the courage he portrayed. I also liked movies such as Star Trek and the 007 films. I went to operas, symphonies, pop concerts and plays. Through Ben I met some extraordinary people—people including Liza Minnelli, Cleo Laine, Gregory Peck, Frank Sinatra and John Denver. I even went to discos, but I wasn’t too fond of them. Still, I was like a bird let out of its cage, and I could fly in any direction I chose.
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