“Trumpery insanity”
A startling phrase in the “Oxen of the Sun” episode of James Joyce’s Ulysses: “Trumpery insanity. The phrase, alas, is not political prophecy, and it’s not even of Joyce’s invention.
Word of the day: palaver
“When I see that word, I think of James Joyce’s story ‘The Dead,’ in which it’s spoken by Lily, the caretaker’s daughter.”
Word of the day: artificer
As in James Joyce: "fabulous artificer"