Curious," it said. "What you call your decent self....

“ Curious," it said. "What you call your decent self doesn't dare look me in the eye! What a mistake people make who say that the man who won't look you in the eye is not to be trusted! As if mere brazenness were a sign of honesty; really, the theory of decency is the most amusing thing in the world. ”

John Kendrick Bangs

From : Ghosts I Have Met