Quote by Linda McCartney

I wasn't looking for another marriage. I had been married before. He is a nice man - a geologist, an Ernest Hemingway type. But Paul and I married because of convention.

I wasn't looking for another marriage. I had been married be

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This quote expresses the speaker's perspective on their second marriage. Having already experienced a previous marriage, the speaker had no intention of entering into another one. The mention of the partner being a nice man and a geologist indicates that he possesses desirable qualities. However, the decision to marry him was driven more by societal expectations ('convention') rather than genuine personal desire or connection.

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