Okay, here's my take, because I defintely disagree with some of the advice you've received here. The thing is, these pronouncements that there is only one way to do it are wrong, wrong, wrong. There are many ways to quit; you have to find the one that works for you.
First of all, you're not going to make it, not in your present state. Unless you WANT TO QUIT, you're wasting your time. If you really want to, it's easy. Not painless, but easy.
Second, as Yoda said about the force, there is no try. Either quit or don't. You don't "try to quit". If you're putting your lighter and ash trays away "just in case", you're not quiting, you're just jacking off.
Third, this is a serious lifestyle change, and you need to make it as easy as possible when you do quit. Dad gets grumpy when you don't have ciggies for him? Tell him "sorry, Dad; I won't be seeing you for about three months." Same with your friends who smoke, the areas where you normally smoke, the activities you associate with smoking, etc. I had to quit hanging with friends for three months, quit drinking for three months, even give up my morning cup of coffee for a month (that was tough; I loved that first cigarette and cupa joe!!) It's not like you're saying adios forever, just until you're off the drug.
Now, as to how, I disagree with Lon's advice, as for me, substitution worked fine. What substitution does is this: it seperates the smoking habit from the nicotine addiction. I went with Nicorette gum (I wouldn't use that patch either; don't see how it can possibly work as it's completely passive. Yet, for some it has.) By using nicotine gum, I was able to work on giving up my smoking habit without having to deal with my drug addiction at the same time. At first, screw the instructions; whenever a craving hits, pop that gum! Once you get used to the idea of not hitting the smoking area, not having a ciggie after your meal, etc., THEN you can start tapering off the gum until you're weaned off the nicotine.
The gum isn't the only way to do it, it's just the way that worked for me. I don't know if it will work for you or not. But before you start, whichever approach you decide to go with, you've got to WANT to quit and you've got to get that "try" word out of your head. Good luck!