Sledding Quotes

“Things will get really screwed up, right?"
"Erm...maybe."
"Maybe, like how?"
"Ever wanted to go sledding in the Mojave Desert?”
― Julie Kagawa, The Iron Daughter

“Our favourite amusement during that winter was tobogganing. In places the shore of the lake rises abruptly from the water's edge. Down these steep slopes we used to coast. We would get on our toboggan, a boy would give us a shove, and off we went! Plunging through drifts, leaping hollows, swooping down upon the lake, we would shoot across its gleaming surface to the opposite bank. What joy! What exhilarating madness! For one wild, glad moment we snapped the chain that binds us to earth, and joining hands with the winds we felt ourselves divine!”
― Helen Keller, The Story of My Life

“As I took my children sledding this morning, I watched them fly down the hill - aiming for the jump and flying in the air. Getting the wind knocked out of them as they landed hard then climbing up to do it again - relentless and brave.
I took a moment to be happy they are young and innocent and appreciate the simple thrill of going fast down a hill. I pushed my own nervous inclination aside and instead of saying "Be careful!" I said "Aim Straight!" Then I let them go down the jump again and again because in this world, we need to be relentless and brave and I need to be sure they don't unlearn it.”
― Elizabeth Tambascio

“Far, far away, in a place known as Alaska, darkness was beginning to fall. A man was walking across the vast wilderness. He made slow progress. His dog pulled on the leash as if she knew they were almost there. They were headed for Anchorage. The dog, a fur ball of energy, kept her nose to the ground. She moved fast as if something was driving her forward, some kind of reward or prize.”
― Suzy Davies, The Girl in The Red Cape

“She quickly perceived that the male figure rapidly receding in the distance pulling an empty sled was somehow connected to the small human package lying in the snowbank.”
― Maruta Lietins Ray, Refugee Girl: A Memoir

“Ready to eat my snow dust?” I couldn’t help but grin. “Big talk for someone who hasn’t touched a sled in years.”
Bella patted her bright red sled. “Please. It’s like riding a bike. Watch and learn.”
― Lily Waters, Snowbound With My Grumpy Ex