They thought that the bullets would silence us, but they failed.

I want to serve. I want to serve the people. I want every girl, every child, to be educated.

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.

And if we want to achieve our goal, then let us empower ourselves with the weapon of knowledge and let us shield ourselves with unity and togetherness.

read thousands of books and I will power myself with knowledge. Pens and books are the weapons that defeat terrorism.

I am stronger than fear.

Pakistanis can't trust. They've seen in history that people, particularly politicians, are corrupt. And they're misguided by people in the name of Islam. They're told: 'Malala is not a Muslim, she's not in purdah, she's working for America.