--- title: "1 Union Jack Quotes By James Swallow" description: "1 Union Jack quotes by James Swallow. Plus more from James Swallow and more Union Jack sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b6/james-swallow-29011_gaze_so-you-re-ex-royal-navy-right-he-tensed_2575138.jpg" --- > [“So you’re ex-Royal Navy, right?’ He tensed. ‘How do you know that?’ Lucy pointed at his arm. ‘Cabot wristwatch. It’s a dead giveaway.’ Marc frowned. The military-issue dive watch was the only connection he still had to that part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-swallow/so-you-re-ex-royal-navy-right-he-tensed-how-do-you-know-that-lucy/) [James Swallow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-swallow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b6/james-swallow-29011_gaze_so-you-re-ex-royal-navy-right-he-tensed_2575138.jpg) ## More by James Swallow > [“There was no movement around the discoloured walls, and Lucy turned the Land Rover about in a slow crawl, the tires crunching on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-swallow/there-was-no-movement-around-the-discoloured-walls-and-lucy-turned/) [James Swallow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-swallow/) > [“The short-barrel MP9 submachine gun released a cluster of silenced rounds that ran up Novakovich’s body, some of the bullets sparking off the case…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-swallow/the-short-barrel-mp9-submachine-gun-released-a-cluster-of-silenced/) [James Swallow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-swallow/) > [“With a grunt, the gunman ripped off the goggles and fumbled for the hilt of a wicked-looking combat knife, swearing under his breath. Marc…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-swallow/with-a-grunt-the-gunman-ripped-off-the-goggles-and-fumbled-for-the/) [James Swallow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-swallow/) > [“In his hand, Marc still had the Glock semi-automatic. Both of them knew what should happen next. The right choice, the expedient choice, was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-swallow/in-his-hand-marc-still-had-the-glock-semi-automatic-both-of-them-knew/) [James Swallow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-swallow/) > [“Marc walked down the jet way, blinking into the rising sun. He dug in the bag for the USAF-issue sunglasses that he habitually carried…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-swallow/marc-walked-down-the-jet-way-blinking-into-the-rising-sun-he-dug-in/) [James Swallow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-swallow/) > [“It is a regrettable fact that no government can ever be fully trusted to make the truly right choice when confronted by an impossible…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-swallow/it-is-a-regrettable-fact-that-no-government-can-ever-be-fully-trusted/) [James Swallow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-swallow/) > [“MI6 aren’t supposed to operate inside the UK. They’re external security.’ ‘Yes. That gives you an idea of the exigency of the situation.’ ‘What’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-swallow/mi6-aren-t-supposed-to-operate-inside-the-uk-they-re-external/) [James Swallow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-swallow/) > [“The 40mm high explosive shells he had fired into the truck were enough to hobble a military APC. He had not seriously considered that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-swallow/the-40mm-high-explosive-shells-he-had-fired-into-the-truck-were/) [James Swallow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-swallow/) > [“So,’ Lucy said to the air, ‘not lucky, then.’ Through the PSG-1’s scope, she could see the Brit standing stock still, and a sliver…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-swallow/so-lucy-said-to-the-air-not-lucky-then-through-the-psg-1-s-scope-she/) [James Swallow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-swallow/) > [“I built Rubicon from ashes,’ said the other man. ‘Ashes of war. I have worked hard to raise myself up from the poverty I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-swallow/i-built-rubicon-from-ashes-said-the-other-man-ashes-of-war-i-have/) [James Swallow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-swallow/) > [“So you’re ex-Royal Navy, right?’ He tensed. ‘How do you know that?’ Lucy pointed at his arm. ‘Cabot wristwatch. It’s a dead giveaway.’ Marc…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-swallow/so-you-re-ex-royal-navy-right-he-tensed-how-do-you-know-that-lucy/) [James Swallow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-swallow/) > [“What Marc did next came from nowhere; later he would think back to this moment and search his recollection for the impulse that made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-swallow/what-marc-did-next-came-from-nowhere-later-he-would-think-back-to/) [James Swallow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-swallow/) > [“His fury peaked in that moment. He refused to die because of something so random, without cause or purpose. He had to know the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-swallow/his-fury-peaked-in-that-moment-he-refused-to-die-because-of-something/) [James Swallow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-swallow/) > [“From out of the shadows, the British agent swung the yellow-and-black pole of a work light rig like a two-handed sword, striking the gunman…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-swallow/from-out-of-the-shadows-the-british-agent-swung-the-yellow-and-black/) [James Swallow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-swallow/) > [“The figure was clad head-to-toe in the same kind of matt black tactical gear utilized by the MI6 OpTeams, his head was hidden behind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-swallow/the-figure-was-clad-head-to-toe-in-the-same-kind-of-matt-black/) [James Swallow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-swallow/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/union-jack/james-swallow/#itemlist", "name": "1 Union Jack Quotes By James Swallow", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“So you’re ex-Royal Navy, right?’ He tensed. ‘How do you know that?’ Lucy pointed at his arm. ‘Cabot wristwatch. 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