What do old folks say?

I haven't exactly interviewed any senior citizens on the subject of nicotine addiction, but a few recent paraphrases come to mind.

A colleague's father said that it took him about a year of not smoking for the cravings to subside.

A male in-law said to me, "Ya know, I've had to quit aloooot o' things, but smokin' was the hardest one."

An elderly female co-worker was once small-talking about smoking and quitting. I don't remember what was said, but I do remember her concluding resignedly with something to the effect of, "Oh, I'm never going to quit, who am I kidding" as if it was way too late in life for her to do such a hurculean feat.

Funny thing is, when I informed the same lady that I hadn't smoked in over a week, she said she quit a couple of years ago. I asked her how she did it, and she said she just woke up one day without the desire to smoke! She said, "If I was to smoke, I would be forcing something, so why force it?" She hasn't smoked since.

Now that is amazing. I wish I could wake up like that.