“Okay. Apprentice, I command you to . . . think! Being a man of action is fine, but you need to think before you act.” “That’s . . .” Phillip held up a hand. “Stop! Did you think about what you’re about to say?” “No.” “Then take a moment. Think about what you were going to say, what you have riding on my continued good will, and how I’m likely to react to the words you were about to let fall from your mouth like a partially chewed mouthful of spoiled cheese.”
