We realize the importance of light when we see darkness. We realize the importance of our voice when we are silenced. In the same way when we were in Swat, we realized the importance of pens and books when we saw the guns.

I don't want to be thought of as the 'girl who was shot by the Taliban' but the 'girl who fought for education. This is the cause to which I want to devote my life.

A girl has the power to go forward in her life. And she's not only a mother, she's not only a sister, she's not only a wife. But a girl has the - she should have an identity. She should be recognized and she has equal rights as a boy.

I want every girl, every child, to be educated.

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

Malala Day is not my day. Today is the day of every woman, every boy and every girl who have raised their voice for their rights.

I don't want revenge on the Taliban, I want education for sons and daughters of the Taliban.