In some parts of the world, students are going to school every day. It's their normal life. But in other part of the world, we are starving for education... it's like a precious gift. It's like a diamond.

I have a new dream I must be a politician to save this country. There are so many crises in our country. I want to remove these crises.

My 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.'

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

One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world.

The Taliban could take our pens and books, but they couldn’t stop our minds from thinking.

We like to put sacred texts in flowing waters, so I rolled it up, tied it to a piece of wood, placed a dandelion on top, and floated it in the stream which flows into the Swat River. Surely God would find it there.