--- title: "1 Having Mental Quotes By Cassia Leo" description: "1 Having Mental quotes by Cassia Leo. Plus more from Cassia Leo and more Having Mental sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/671/cassia-leo-7096_mental_having-a-mental-illness-is-like-riding-a_188550.jpg" --- > [“Having a mental illness is like riding a really fast merry-go-round that never stops. There's no escape. You're stuck. But once in a while, you can give the operator some good drugs and he'll slow it down a little; just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassia-leo/having-a-mental-illness-is-like-riding-a-really-fast-merry-go-round/) [Cassia Leo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassia-leo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/671/cassia-leo-7096_mental_having-a-mental-illness-is-like-riding-a_188550.jpg) ## More by Cassia Leo > [The world can fall to pieces around us, but in the end, we'll always make it back to us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassia-leo/the-world-can-fall-to-pieces-around-us-but-in-the-end-we-ll-always/) [Cassia Leo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassia-leo/) > [“Having a mental illness is like riding a really fast merry-go-round that never stops. There's no escape. You're stuck. But once in a while,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassia-leo/having-a-mental-illness-is-like-riding-a-really-fast-merry-go-round/) [Cassia Leo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassia-leo/) > [“I stare at the table for a moment, lost in thoughts of what it will be like to hold a human being that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassia-leo/i-stare-at-the-table-for-a-moment-lost-in-thoughts-of-what-it-will-be/) [Cassia Leo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassia-leo/) > [“I love you. Nothing else can explain how crazy you make me. And I want you to stay with me, tonight, tomorrow, and ……](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassia-leo/i-love-you-nothing-else-can-explain-how-crazy-you-make-me-and-i-want/) [Cassia Leo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassia-leo/) > [“Fate is for fairy tales. It’s a romantic notion. Luck is what happens when you’re in the right place at the right time ……](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassia-leo/fate-is-for-fairy-tales-it-s-a-romantic-notion-luck-is-what-happens/) [Cassia Leo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassia-leo/) > [“You’re mine, and a piece of you will always belong to me the same way a piece of me will always belong to you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassia-leo/you-re-mine-and-a-piece-of-you-will-always-belong-to-me-the-same-way/) [Cassia Leo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassia-leo/) > [“Fate is death. No one escapes it. But if you stick around long enough, you might find someone to help you cheat fate for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassia-leo/fate-is-death-no-one-escapes-it-but-if-you-stick-around-long-enough/) [Cassia Leo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassia-leo/) > [Sometimes you forget how much you love someone, until you realize their smile is like a spotlight shined on your heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassia-leo/sometimes-you-forget-how-much-you-love-someone-until-you-realize/) [Cassia Leo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassia-leo/) > [“But, if you think about it, being afraid isn’t such a bad thing. Because fear is a reminder that you still have something to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassia-leo/but-if-you-think-about-it-being-afraid-isn-t-such-a-bad-thing-because/) [Cassia Leo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassia-leo/) > [“Mikki: ‘I need you to do something for me.’ Crush: ‘I’ll do anything for you. What do you need?’ Mikki: ‘I need you to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassia-leo/mikki-i-need-you-to-do-something-for-me-crush-i-ll-do-anything-for/) [Cassia Leo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassia-leo/) > [“We don't understand how much those small moments of closeness mean to us until they're taken away.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassia-leo/we-don-t-understand-how-much-those-small-moments-of-closeness-mean-to/) [Cassia Leo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassia-leo/) > [“Why? Why do you have to leave?” “Because sometimes you have to suffer without the things you want now so you can have everything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassia-leo/why-why-do-you-have-to-leave-because-sometimes-you-have-to-suffer/) [Cassia Leo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassia-leo/) > [“I want to invade the space all around you until everywhere you look all you see is me.” I trace my tongue along the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassia-leo/i-want-to-invade-the-space-all-around-you-until-everywhere-you-look/) [Cassia Leo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassia-leo/) > [“Knock, knock.” “Who’s there?” “Olive.” “Olive who?” “Olive You.” “I think I just threw up some fruit and yogurt in my mouth.” His eyes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassia-leo/knock-knock-who-s-there-olive-olive-who-olive-you-i-think-i-just/) [Cassia Leo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassia-leo/) > [“Because I love you more than this." And by "this" he means everything.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassia-leo/because-i-love-you-more-than-this-and-by-this-he-means-everything/) [Cassia Leo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassia-leo/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/having-mental/cassia-leo/#itemlist", "name": "1 Having Mental Quotes By Cassia Leo", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Having a mental illness is like riding a really fast merry-go-round that never stops. There's no escape. You're stuck. But once in a while, you can give the operator some good drugs and he'll slow it down a little; just enough for you to see the trees and the normal people as they stroll by. But that ride operator needs to be supplied often. And sometimes, like any typical junkie, he's just plain unreliable. He stops showing up and you're spinning again. 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