I could not put it better.
I smoked consistently for about 5 years when I was younger and tried quitting many times. Finally one day I had enough, cigarettes tasted like shit, smelled worse, and cost a shit load of money. Not to mention the adverse effects on my lungs, and life.
I just stopped smoking, cold turkey, that was that. It was not easy at all, most of the people I was around still smoked. I think being exposed to the smell of smoke and the stale smell of smokers helped reinforce my motivation to quit. At first I counted the hours from my last cigarette, then days, to weeks, to months...March will be 5 years since I quit. I have had about 5 or 6 cigarettes since then to remind myself that they taste like shit and I am done with that part of my life.
On the flip side, some of my good friends have tried quitting with every crutch possible, and they still smoke. What is the point of quitting for two months to just start back up again because you had "an urge?" Weak minded people are not going to get anywhere...
Man up and put the butts down!