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 want education for the sons and the daughters of all the extremists, especially the Taliban. – Malala Yousafzai

We should all consider each other as human beings, and we should respect each other. – Malala Yousafzai

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

We women are going to bring change. We are speaking up for girls’ rights, but we must not behave like men, like they have done in the past. – 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