--- title: "4 Bombs Quotes By Phan Thi Kim Phuc" description: "4 Bombs quotes by Phan Thi Kim Phuc. Plus more from Phan Thi Kim Phuc and more Bombs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3f/phan-thi-kim-phuc-9214_bombs_those-bombs-have-brought-me-immeasurable_136192.jpg" --- > [Those bombs have brought me immeasurable pain. Even now, some 40 years later, I am still receiving treatment for burns that cover…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phan-thi-kim-phuc/those-bombs-have-brought-me-immeasurable-pain-even-now-some-40-years/) [Phan Thi Kim Phuc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phan-thi-kim-phuc/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3f/phan-thi-kim-phuc-9214_bombs_those-bombs-have-brought-me-immeasurable_136192.jpg) > [Even if I could talk face to face with the pilot who dropped the bombs I would tell him, 'We cannot change…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phan-thi-kim-phuc/even-if-i-could-talk-face-to-face-with-the-pilot-who-dropped-the/) [Phan Thi Kim Phuc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phan-thi-kim-phuc/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f67/phan-thi-kim-phuc-9214_bombs_even-if-i-could-talk-face-to-face-with-t_531149.jpg) > [When those four bombs fell, I was in the middle and I should have died.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phan-thi-kim-phuc/when-those-four-bombs-fell-i-was-in-the-middle-and-i-should-have-died/) [Phan Thi Kim Phuc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phan-thi-kim-phuc/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d98/phan-thi-kim-phuc-9214_bombs_when-those-four-bombs-fell-i-was-in-the_2515641.jpg) > [I saw the bombs, and, like a kid, I looked back at them. Instantly there was fire everywhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phan-thi-kim-phuc/i-saw-the-bombs-and-like-a-kid-i-looked-back-at-them-instantly-there/) [Phan Thi Kim Phuc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phan-thi-kim-phuc/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36d/phan-thi-kim-phuc-9214_back_i-saw-the-bombs-and-like-a-kid-i-looked_3193362.jpg) ## Other authors on Bombs - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-albert-einstein-10494.jpg) Albert Einstein 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bombs/albert-einstein/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-mahatma-gandhi-62675.jpg) Mahatma Gandhi 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bombs/mahatma-gandhi/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bombs/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-arundhati-roy-15126.jpg) Arundhati Roy 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bombs/arundhati-roy/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paul-virilio-74221.jpg) Paul Virilio 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bombs/paul-virilio/) - [Martin Luther King, Jr 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bombs/martin-luther-king-jr/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-howard-zinn-42481.jpg) Howard Zinn 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bombs/howard-zinn/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-orwell-37887.jpg) George Orwell 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bombs/george-orwell/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bombs/noam-chomsky/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-james-patterson-46652.jpg) James Patterson 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bombs/james-patterson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-harry-s-truman-40734.jpg) Harry S. Truman 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bombs/harry-s-truman/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-winston-churchill-96197.jpg) Winston Churchill 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bombs/winston-churchill/) ## More by Phan Thi Kim Phuc > [I suffered too much and I want to stop the suffering of other people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phan-thi-kim-phuc/i-suffered-too-much-and-i-want-to-stop-the-suffering-of-other-people/) [Phan Thi Kim Phuc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phan-thi-kim-phuc/) > [From time to time I look at the picture when I am very sad. I just want to remember my past and that scene…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phan-thi-kim-phuc/from-time-to-time-i-look-at-the-picture-when-i-am-very-sad-i-just/) [Phan Thi Kim Phuc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phan-thi-kim-phuc/) > [I am praying every day for peace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phan-thi-kim-phuc/i-am-praying-every-day-for-peace/) [Phan Thi Kim Phuc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phan-thi-kim-phuc/) > [Those bombs have brought me immeasurable pain. Even now, some 40 years later, I am still receiving treatment for burns that cover my arms,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phan-thi-kim-phuc/those-bombs-have-brought-me-immeasurable-pain-even-now-some-40-years/) [Phan Thi Kim Phuc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phan-thi-kim-phuc/) > [I want to give back all the love and care that I have received over the years from so many people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phan-thi-kim-phuc/i-want-to-give-back-all-the-love-and-care-that-i-have-received-over/) [Phan Thi Kim Phuc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phan-thi-kim-phuc/) > [I got burned by napalm, and I became a victim of war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phan-thi-kim-phuc/i-got-burned-by-napalm-and-i-became-a-victim-of-war/) [Phan Thi Kim Phuc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phan-thi-kim-phuc/) > [God used me that day. Even though so much of my body was burned, my feet were not burned, and so I could run…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phan-thi-kim-phuc/god-used-me-that-day-even-though-so-much-of-my-body-was-burned-my/) [Phan Thi Kim Phuc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phan-thi-kim-phuc/) > [Religion doesn't help me at all. But the relationship between me and God and Jesus, that changed my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phan-thi-kim-phuc/religion-doesn-t-help-me-at-all-but-the-relationship-between-me-and/) [Phan Thi Kim Phuc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phan-thi-kim-phuc/) > [As a child, I loved to climb on the tree, like a monkey.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phan-thi-kim-phuc/as-a-child-i-loved-to-climb-on-the-tree-like-a-monkey/) [Phan Thi Kim Phuc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phan-thi-kim-phuc/) > [I have my foundation, I help the children who are victims of war, and I talk about kids and I help people to understand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phan-thi-kim-phuc/i-have-my-foundation-i-help-the-children-who-are-victims-of-war-and-i/) [Phan Thi Kim Phuc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phan-thi-kim-phuc/) > [I was really embarrassed. And I asked why they took my picture when I was in such agony, and I'm the girl, in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phan-thi-kim-phuc/i-was-really-embarrassed-and-i-asked-why-they-took-my-picture-when-i/) [Phan Thi Kim Phuc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phan-thi-kim-phuc/) > [I have two boys, so I don't want any more child to suffer like me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phan-thi-kim-phuc/i-have-two-boys-so-i-don-t-want-any-more-child-to-suffer-like-me/) [Phan Thi Kim Phuc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phan-thi-kim-phuc/) > [For years, I prayed to the gods of Cao Dai for healing and peace. But as one prayer after another went unanswered, it became…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phan-thi-kim-phuc/for-years-i-prayed-to-the-gods-of-cao-dai-for-healing-and-peace-but/) [Phan Thi Kim Phuc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phan-thi-kim-phuc/) > [Dear friends: faith and forgiveness is much more powerful than napalm could ever be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phan-thi-kim-phuc/dear-friends-faith-and-forgiveness-is-much-more-powerful-than-napalm/) [Phan Thi Kim Phuc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phan-thi-kim-phuc/) > [I hated myself. I hated people who made war. I hated people who were normal. I envied them. I wish I would be normal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phan-thi-kim-phuc/i-hated-myself-i-hated-people-who-made-war-i-hated-people-who-were/) [Phan Thi Kim Phuc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phan-thi-kim-phuc/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bombs/phan-thi-kim-phuc/#itemlist", "name": "4 Bombs Quotes By Phan Thi Kim Phuc", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Those bombs have brought me immeasurable pain. Even now, some 40 years later, I am still receiving treatment for burns that cover my arms, back, and neck. 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