Fallen Quote by Rufus Wainwright

“Once you've fallen from classical virtue, won't have a soul for to wake up and hold you.”

Rufus Wainwright

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I'm very blessed, mainly because even though my family is mostly in show business, it's really centered around music. My parents were very successful in many ways, but they weren't necessarily top of the charts. We were never wealthy because of music. We always had to work and we always had to struggle a little bit, and I think at…

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