But it's such a long book. Look, it's 1136 pages long. I bet it weighs more than I do.

— Charlie Brown (Chad Allen)

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12 seconds sound clip from the Happy New Year, Charlie Brown! movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:02:26.226 in the VHS version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Oh, no! I can't believe it!

- I've just had my whole vacation ruined. We're supposed to read War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. and then write a book report about it.

- What a way to ruin a vacation.

- How are you doing with War and Peace, Charlie Brown?

- I just finished reading the dust jacket.

- Many is the book report that has been written by just reading the dust jacket.

- But it's such a long book. Look, it's 1136 pages long. I bet it weighs more than I do.

- When Leo Tolstoy was writing War and Peace, his wife, Sonya, copied it for him seven times. And she did it by candlelight and with a dip pen. And sometimes she had to use a magnifying glass, to make out what he had written.

- Had to do it after their child had been put to bed, and the servants had gone to their garrets, and it was quiet in the house.

- Just think, Charlie Brown.

- She wrote the book seven times with a dip pen. And you're telling me you can't even read it once?

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