i offered him an apple but he would n't take it . `` i 'm not going to be fussing around with dough for hours when i can just throw the boxed kind in a pot and call it a day . ruby collapsed into the plush leather chair in front of his desk . or do you need to hear from her ? to him they were all stars , and i was trying to convince him that one , he was wise , and two , i was knowledgeable . 