They are afraid of educated women. They are afraid of the power of knowledge.

When someone takes away your pens you realise quite how important education is.

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.

I don't want to be remembered as the girl who was shot. I want to be remembered as the girl who stood up.

We are starving for education... it's like a precious gift. It's like a diamond.

You know, my father was a great encouragement for me because he spoke out for women's rights, he spoke out for girl's education. And at that time I said that why should I wait for someone else, why should I be looking to the government, to the army that they would help us? Why don't I raise my voice, why don't we speak up for our rights?

It is not time to tell the leaders to realize how important education is - they already know it - their own children are in good schools. Now it is time to call them to take action.