Phan Thi Kim Phuc

I suffered too much and I want to stop the suffering of other people.

— 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…

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

I am praying every day for peace.

— 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…

— 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.

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

I got burned by napalm, and I became a victim of war.

— 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…

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

Religion doesn't help me at all. But the relationship between me and God and Jesus, that changed my life.

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

As a child, I loved to climb on the tree, like a monkey.

— 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…

— 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,…

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

I have two boys, so I don't want any more child to suffer like me.

— 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,…

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

Dear friends: faith and forgiveness is much more powerful than napalm could ever be.

— 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…

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

People ask me a lot, 'How can you smile all the time?' I tell them, 'I was never angry. God created me…

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

If the picture hadn't been taken, people wouldn't know what happened in the war.

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

I went through 17 operations. I had to deal with the pain every single day. I used to compare my scars with…

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

Even if I could talk face to face with the pilot who dropped the bombs I would tell him, 'We cannot change…

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

My name is Kim Phuc, though you likely know me by another name. It is one I never asked for, a name…

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

When I felt real forgiveness, my heart was set free.

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

I know what it is like to experience terror, to feel despondent, to live in fear. I know how wearying and hopeless…

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

I did not think that I could marry or have any children because of my burns. But now I have a wonderful…

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

People can learn the tragedy of war from me.

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

I want to have freedom myself, and build my family.

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc