Ich wollte mich nicht umbringen. Ich wollte bloß nicht mehr leben.
Auerhaus“Ich wollte mich nicht umbringen. Ich wollte bloß nicht mehr leben.” is Frieder’s attempt to name a distinction between wanting to die and wanting to stop living. The sentence does not resolve the danger surrounding him; instead, its careful qualification becomes a measure of how difficult it is for him and those close to him to know what his words, moods, and actions mean.
