Suction Hopper Dredge

Famous quotes containing the words suction, hopper and/or dredge:

    It is the place where all the aspirations of the Western World meet to form one vast master aspiration, as powerful as the suction of a steam dredge. It is the icing on the pie called Christian civilization.
    —H.L. (Henry Lewis)

    Maxim de Winter: Tell me, is Mrs. Van Hopper a friend of yours or just a relation?
    Mrs. de Winter: No, she’s my employer. I’m what’s known as a paid companion.
    Maxim de Winter: I didn’t know that companionship could be bought.
    Robert E. Sherwood (1896–1955)

    Thirty years now I have labored
    To dredge the silt from your throat.
    I am none the wiser.
    Sylvia Plath (1932–1963)