♦ And also I didn’t want my future to be just sitting in a room and be imprisoned in my four walls and just cooking and giving birth to children. I didn’t want to see my life in that way. –  Malala Yousafzai

♦ On the day when I was shot, all of my friends’ faces were covered, except mine. –  Malala Yousafzai

♦ I do not even hate the Talib who shot me. Even if there was a gun in my hand and he stands in front of me, I would not shoot him. –  Malala Yousafzai

♦ I think I have a right to live my life the way I like. –  Malala Yousafzai

♦ It’s quite difficult for a parent to know that their daughter is in great danger. –  Malala Yousafzai

♦ It’s good to fight with your brothers, and it’s good to tease them to give them advice. –  Malala Yousafzai

♦ I have already seen death, and I know that death is supporting me in my cause of education. Death does not want to kill me. –  Malala Yousafzai

♦ For my brothers it was easy to think about the future. They can be anything they want. But for me it was hard and for that reason I wanted to become educated and empower myself with knowledge. –  Malala Yousafzai

♦ We must tell girls their voices are important. –  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