1.   A smoker says she does not smoke.

2.   In Sayreville on Thursday morning, one longtime smoker said the higher tax would help him kick the habit.

3.   Many young smokers say they feel shame about their habit, and shame, like a juicy secret, is always better when shared.

4.   Most of their parents know, teen smokers said.

5.   Now, smokers say, a box of Cubans is extremely difficult to find.

6.   Smokers say normal supply channels have been disrupted.

7.   Some American smokers say such a measure would violate their constitutional rights.

8.   The question could be complicated by the fact that some smokers say they do not remember what brands they smoked, or smoked several brands.

9.   The terrible thing about quitting, some smokers said, is that a seed might have already been planted deep inside the body that flowers into death.

10.   Veteran cigar smokers say the flavor varies depending on the source of the leaf.