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

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

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

Many girls do not go to school because of poverty. – Malala Yousafzai

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

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