I told myself, Malala, you have already faced death. This is your second life. Don't be afraid — if you are afraid, you can't move forward.

They only can shoot a body but they cannot shoot my dreams.

When we imagine the power of all our sisters standing together on the shoulders of a quality education - our joy knows no bounds.

They thought that the bullets would silence us, but they failed.

If people were silent, nothing would change.

I thought that words and books and pens were more powerful than guns.

Pakistanis can't trust. They've seen in history that people, particularly politicians, are corrupt. And they're misguided by people in the name of Islam. They're told: 'Malala is not a Muslim, she's not in purdah, she's working for America.