If you hit a Talib, then there would be no difference between you and the Talib. You must not treat others with cruelty. You must fight others through peace and through dialogue and through education.

Books are a better investment in our future than bullets. Books, not bullets, will pave the path towards peace and prosperity.

We felt like the Taliban saw us as little dolls to control, telling us what to do and how to dress. I thought if God wanted us to be like that He wouldn't have made us all different.

I raise up my voice-not so I can shout but so that those without a voice can be heard...we cannot succeed when half of us are held back.

Let us pick up our books and pencils. They are our most powerful weapon.

My family and I are heartbroken after hearing the news that more than 100 innocent children and teachers have lost their lives...

I think of it often and imagine the scene clearly. Even if they come to kill me, I will tell them what they are trying to do is wrong, that education is our basic right.