Woody Allen Quote

I took a course in speed reading, learning to read straight down the middle of the page, and I was able to go through War and Peace in 20 minutes. It's about Russia


Attributed to Allen by Herb Caen in Reader's Digest, October 1967. For additional citations see this entry from Quote Investigator.


I took a course in speed reading, learning to read straight down the middle of the page, and I was able to go through War and Peace in 20 minutes....

I took a course in speed reading, learning to read straight down the middle of the page, and I was able to go through War and Peace in 20 minutes....

I took a course in speed reading, learning to read straight down the middle of the page, and I was able to go through War and Peace in 20 minutes....

I took a course in speed reading, learning to read straight down the middle of the page, and I was able to go through War and Peace in 20 minutes....