I reassured my mother that it didnโt matter to me if my face was not symmetrical. Me, who had always cared about my appearance, how my hair looked! But when you see death, things change. โIt doesnโt matter if I canโt smile or blink properly,โ I told her. โIโm still me, Malala. The important thing is God has given me my life.
Malala YousafzaiMy father was convinced the Taliban would hunt him down and kill him, but he again refused security from the police. 'If you go around with a lot of security the Taliban will use Kalashnikovs or suicide bombers and more people will be killed,' he said. 'At least I'll be killed alone.'
Malala Yousafzai