--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: But now I. Never. Do. Anything. For…" description: "\"“But now I. Never. Do. Anything. For anybody. Except retards I don't even give a shit about.”\" — John Green" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/992/john-green-12_shit_but-now-i-never-do-anything-for-anybody_3206061.jpg" --- # But now I. Never. Do. Anything. For anybody. Except… ![“But now I. Never. Do. Anything. For anybody. Except retards I don't even give a shit about.” quote by John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/992/john-green-12_shit_but-now-i-never-do-anything-for-anybody_3206061.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/992/john-green-12_shit_but-now-i-never-do-anything-for-anybody_3206061.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/992/john-green-12_shit_but-now-i-never-do-anything-for-anybody_3206061.jpg) > ““But now I. Never. Do. Anything. For anybody. Except retards I don't even give a shit about.”” [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The speaker expresses extreme apathy and disdain toward most people, except a derogatory group. **In simple terms:** Extreme apathy toward others. Key Takeaway Recognize and address personal cynicism. Themes apathy misogyny disdain Mood cynical hostile Type personal social When to use this quote - personal reflection - mental health - social interaction Key Concepts social alienation emotional numbness Questions to Reflect On - What fuels such alienation? - How can empathy be cultivated? 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Truth. People are not comfortable with difference. You know? Fags, retards, cripples. Fat people. Old folks, even. They scare us or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-labute/carter-it-s-whatever-truth-people-are-not-comfortable-with-difference/) [Neil LaBute](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-labute/) ## More by John Green > [Issac:"I dislike living in a world without Augustus Waters." Computer: "I don't understand-" Issac: "Me neither. Pause](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/issac-i-dislike-living-in-a-world-without-augustus-waters-computer-i/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) > [“I just want to stay away from people and read books and think”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/i-just-want-to-stay-away-from-people-and-read-books-and-think/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) > [She smiled with all the delight of a kid on Christmas morning and said, "Y'all smoke to enjoy it. I smoke to die." -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/she-smiled-with-all-the-delight-of-a-kid-on-christmas-morning-and/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) > [A Margo for each of us--and each more mirror than window.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/a-margo-for-each-of-us-and-each-more-mirror-than-window/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) > [“No one ever says good-bye unless they want to see you again.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/no-one-ever-says-good-bye-unless-they-want-to-see-you-again/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) > [Neither novels or their readers benefit from any attempts to divine whether any facts hide inside a story. 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You spend your whole life stuck in the labyrinth, thinking about how you'll escape it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/imagining-the-future-is-a-kind-of-nostalgia-you-spend-your-whole-life/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Explore all 3,614 John Green quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) ## More Shit quotes > [“Artist Matthew Barney has made a film about “shit”. It is hardly original. Hollywood has made shit films for decades.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-cavanagh/artist-matthew-barney-has-made-a-film-about-shit-it-is-hardly/) [Dean Cavanagh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-cavanagh/) > [Your Just like a toilet, fat round and full of shit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/your-just-like-a-toilet-fat-round-and-full-of-shit/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“HA! 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