Phan Thi Kim Phuc

Sometimes I could not breathe, but God saved my life and gave me faith and hope.

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

I wished I died in that attack with my cousin, with my south Vietnamese soldiers. I wish I died at that time…

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

I had a lot of pity for myself. But I could concentrate more on my studies as a result.

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

I forgive everyone who caused my suffering, even the pilot, commander, people controlling me.

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

I just wish one day I am free from pain.

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

When I meet children and people who suffer, when they mention any kind of pain, emotional pain, physical pain, I know what…

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

I cannot sweat because there is no hair and no pores on the skin grafts. And, can you imagine, there is no…

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

I count my blessings and do things to help others.

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

My own people, the South Vietnamese, had been bombing trade routes used by the Viet Cong rebels. I had not been targeted,…

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

I really wanted to escape from that little girl. But it seems to me that the picture didn't let me go.

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

My dream is that one day, all people will live without fear, in real peace, with no fighting and no hostility.

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

I built my life very normal with everything I do.

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

I am not religious; I am not political.

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

If I ever see those pilots who dropped the bombs on me - or any American pilots - I would say to…

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

I want to be a doctor, to give treatment to other people.

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

My faith in God is healing my heart so I can have peace.

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

Through my experiences, I was living with anger and hatred, which was a really bad thing for me. Then I learned how…

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

Behind that picture of me, thousands and thousands of people, they suffered - more than me. They died. They lost parts of…

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

I have suffered a lot from both physical and emotional pain.

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

I asked why me? Why did I have to suffer so much pain and scars? I was just a little girl -…

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

My parents gave me life, but the doctors gave me life again.

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

I wanted to share my experience with people so that they feel better.

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

Yet I was ready for love and joy. I wanted to let go of my pain. I wanted to pursue life instead…

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

I never thought that the child who was a famous symbol of war would one day be invited to become a symbol…

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

I do not want to talk about the war, because I cannot change history.

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc