My dad's gay experiences really had a very positive influence on me and my straight relationships - how to better accept all the weirdness and ambiguity and ups and downs and paradoxes. I knew from the beginning I was writing about love.

As a rule, all relationships go through their ups and downs. It's really about how much you want it.

To go on a roller coaster of life sometimes the downs are scarier than the ups. But when the ups come you will find the wind on your face and also have a breath of fresh air, and you will be ready for when you go down next time.Gary F Evans...

Climb up the stairs cheerfully, climb down the stairs cheerfully! Let your mind is unaffected by the ups and downs of life!

A career is a series of ups and downs, of comebacks.

There's many ups and downs in the fight game.