I didn't want... (ongoing, past)
No quería + noun/infinitive
| No quería molestarte. | I didn't want to bother you. |
| No quería ir, pero fui. | I didn't want to go, but I went. |
| De niño no quería comer verduras. | As a child I didn't want to eat vegetables. |
| No quería que lo supieras así. | I didn't want you to find out like this. |
| No quería preocuparte. | I didn't want to worry you. |
No quería... _____
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❌ No quise molestarte anoche mientras hablábamos. (a feeling running through the scene)
✅ No quería molestarte anoche mientras hablábamos.
A background feeling that runs through a scene uses the imperfect "quería", not the preterite "quise".