For this collector of history to compress so much meaning into a third of a page to a page and a half, his metaphors needed to be beautifully subtle, his satirical instinct needed to be sharp, and his hatred of injustice needed to run deep. 
 Mirrors say: don't forget the hypocrisy we are prone to, the cruelty we are capable of, the injustices we become indifferent to; don't forget. 
 Reading Mirrors was so enjoyable at times a despicable thought entered my mind: how boring our history might become if we got our act together. Galeano pulled moments of pleasure from centuries of pain. However, it is an enjoyment that inspires conscientiousness and compassion, that makes us take a look in the mirror.