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.

I do not even hate the Talib who shot me. Even if there was a gun in my hand and he was standing in front of me, I would not shoot him.

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.

The terrorists thought they would change my aims and stop my ambitions. But nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born.

Fifty seven million children across the world don't want an iPhone, Xbox or chocolates. They want a book and pen.

Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow's reality.

With guns you can kill terrorists, with education you can kill terrorism.