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Quote #4
I was to see many times that look of pain and disappointment touch his eyes and mouth when reality didn't match the romantic ideas he cherished, or when someone he loved or admired dropped below the impossible standard he had set. (2.1.53)
Pyle lives in a fantasy world, meaning he deceives himself. These lies to himself get him killed, particularly the lies he tells himself about Fowler. Fowler's not the kind, straight player Pyle takes him to be.