It Isn't Something You Remember

 he had just finished a mirror which had this peculiar power: everything good and beautiful that was reflected in it seemed to dwindle to almost nothing at all, while everything that was worthless and ugly became most conspicuous and even uglier than ever

 If a good, pious thought passed through anyone's mind, it showed in the mirror as a carnal grin

 for the very first time you could see how the world and its people really looked