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

If you kill someone, it shows that you are afraid of that person. – Malala Yousafzai

In many countries, they do not even keep track of how girls are doing in school, or if they are there at all. If we say, ‘Girls count,’ then we must count girls, so we can see if we are really making progress in educating every girl. – Malala Yousafzai

There’s no one who has been living for centuries. – Malala Yousafzai

Some parents do not send their children to school because they don’t know its importance at all. – Malala Yousafzai

I discovered Deborah Ellis’s books in the school library after my head teacher encouraged me to go beyond the school curriculum and look for books I might enjoy. – Malala Yousafzai