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“Every cigarette still thrills me. The zing, the smell, the trail of vapor beside me, as if I am a tiny airplane. And I am a tiny airplane, going off on a brief trip to bliss.”
— Susanna Kaysen, Bright Leaf
Tagged: smoking, Nicotine, In Praise of Smoking, Cigarettes
“John Gustafson: You're supposed to be smoking filter cigarettes.

Grandpa Gustafson: I'm 94 years old. What the hell do I care?”
— John Gustafson, Grumpy Old Men
Tagged: smoking, filtered cigarettes
“Ishmael: You really should try to quit, Mr. Munson. They say it’s bad for your heart, your lungs. It quickens the aging process.

Roy: Is that right? Who’s done more research on the subject than the good people at the American tobacco industry? They say it’s harmless. Why would they lie? If you’re dead, you can’t smoke.”
— Roy Munson, Kingpin
Tagged: smoking, Tobacco, Lungs, heart
“These days, when someone smokes in the movies, they're either a psychopath... or a European.”
— Nick Naylor, Thank You for Smoking
Tagged: smoking, Psychopath, European
“Smoking is the greatest thing that slowly kills you.”
— Judy Hale, Dead to Me, Season 1: Pilot
Tagged: smoking, Greatest, Kill, Bad For You
“Olivia: Yuck. Is that ham? We're vegan now, remember?

Aimee Gibbs: Oh, right, yeah, I forgot.

Anwar: Have you been smoking again?

Aimee Gibbs: No, I haven't.

Ruby: Good. Because smoking is definitely not vegan.”
— Aimee Gibbs, Sex Education, Season 1: Episode 1
Tagged: ham, Vegan, smoking
“Sylvia: Why don't you smoke?

Sal: I don't want the cancer.”
— Salvatore "Sal" Naturale, Dog Day Afternoon
Tagged: Cigarettes, smoking, cancer, Lung Cancer
“Smoking is gonna save lives.”
— Dwight Schrute, The Office, Season 5: Stress Relief
Tagged: smoking, Fire Drill
“Ethel: How long have you been a smoker?

Margot: 22 years.

Ethel: Well, I think you should quit.”
— Margot Tenenbaum, The Royal Tenenbaums
Tagged: smoking
“I never had a real house to grow up in. You know, home. I never belonged anywhere. And all my life, I was looking for that thing you know. Thinking that it was out there somewhere. That all I had to do was find it. But I think, maybe that home was us. It was you and me together in that stupid car riding around, smoking cigarettes. I think that was everything. I'm sorry. I should have known that you were one person who always stays. And you were my best friend.”
— Sarah Linden, The Killing, Season 4: Eden
Tagged: Home, Belonging, Searching, smoking, Sentimental, Apologize, Best friend, sweet
“Bill Tench: Smoke?

Holden Ford: Oh, uh I don't smoke when I eat.

Bill Tench: Want to go outside?

Holden Ford: I don't smoke when I don't eat, either.”
— Bill Tench, Mindhunter, Mindhunter Season 1: Episode 1
Tagged: smoking, eating
“Cathy Jamison: I'll pay you a 100 bucks for every pound you lose. Here. Here's a good faith... $23. We meet in the gym every Friday at 2:00 for weigh-ins. If you smell like a cigarette, the deal is off.

Andrea Jackson: This skinny bitch will see you on Friday, then.”
— Cathy Jamison, The Big C, Season 1: Pilot
Tagged: losing weight, Skinny, Bitch, cigarette, smoking, gym, Exercise, Incentive, humor, Money
“Derice Bannock: [Derice sees Sanka's breath in the cold Calgary air] Sanka mon, whatcha smoking?

Sanka Coffie: I'm not smoking, I'm breathing!”
— Derice Bannock, Cool Runnings
Tagged: smoking, condensation, Calgary
“Samantha: No smoking in bars? What's next, no fucking in bars?

Miranda: Well, first there would have to be a no-fucking section.”
— Miranda Hobbes, Sex and the City, Season 6: To Market, to Market
Tagged: smoking, bars, Sex, section
“Have you been smoking one of your ponchos?”
— Amanda Tanen , Ugly Betty, Season 1: Fey's Sleigh Ride
Tagged: smoking, ponchos, Questions
“f there's one thing working in witness protection has taught me it's that people hate change. Oh, we all say we want to change; get thinner, quit smoking, learn to speak Portuguese, but we don't. For better or worse, our habits define us. We turn the pages of the same tattered script over and over, clinging to our well rehearsed routines like barnacles, and nothing rankles us more than having to learn new lines.”
— Mary Shannon, In Plain Sight, Season 1: Who Shot Jay Arnstein?
Tagged: witness protection, Change, thin, smoking, habits, Define, Simile Examples, barnacles
“Stan: Damn it, Roger! I've told you a million times: No smoking in the house!

Roger: And I told you it's menthol. So it's healthier than an apple.”
— Stan Smith (voice), American Dad!, Season 2: Not Particularly Desperate Housewives
Tagged: smoking, healthy, Apple, Menthol
“Funny. ‘Cause I look around at this world you’re so eager to be a part of, and all I see is six billion lunatics looking for the fastest ride out. Who’s not crazy? Look around. Everyone’s drinking, smoking, shooting up, shooting each other, or just plain screwing their brains out ‘cause they don’t want ‘em anymore. I’m crazy? Honey, I’m the original one-eyed Chiclet in the kingdom of the blind. ‘Cause at least I admit the world makes me nuts.”
— Glory, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 5: The Weight of the World
Tagged: crazy, Drinking, smoking, Shooting Up, screwing, Chiclet
“You're a woman and you smoke. What do YOU want?”
— Ted Chaough, Mad Men, Season 5: The Phantom
Tagged: smoking
“As adults we try to relax from the never-ending quest for reason and order by drinking a little whiskey or smoking whatever works for us, but the wisdom isn't in the whiskey or the smoke. The wisdom is in the moments when the madness slips away and we remember the basics. ”
— Willie Nelson, The Tao of Willie: A Guide to the Happiness in Your Heart
Tagged: Whiskey, smoking, Relaxation, Wisdom, Madness

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