A talib fires three shots at point-blank range at three girls in a van and doesn’t kill any of them. This seems an unlikely story. – Malala Yousafzai

It is very important to know who you are. To make decisions. To show who you are. – Malala Yousafzai

In every country, politics is considered to be a waste of time. – Malala Yousafzai

When someone tells me about Malala, the girl who was shot by the Taliban – that’s my definition for her – I don’t think she’s me. Now I don’t even feel as if I was shot. Even my life in Swat feels like a part of history or a movie I watched. Things change. God has given us a brain and a heart which tell us how to live. – Malala Yousafzai

I think life is always dangerous. Some people get afraid of it. Some people don’t go forward. But some people, if they want to achieve their goal, they have to go. They have to move… We have seen the barbaric situation of the 21st century in Swat. So why should I be afraid now? – Malala Yousafzai

Books can capture injustices in a way that stays with you and makes you want to do something about them. That’s why they are so powerful. – Malala Yousafzai