You should believe in your talent and potential. Never lose hope.

I tell my story, not because it is unique, but because it is not. It is the story of many girls.

I believe in peace. I believe in mercy.

We should not wait for someone else to come and raise our voice. We should do it by ourselves. We should believe in ourselves. One day you will see that all the girls will be powerful; All the girls will be going to school. And it is possible only by our struggle; only when we raise our voice.

Why is it, that giving guns is so easy, but giving books is so hard?

As we crossed the Malakand Pass I saw a young girl selling oranges. She was scratching marks on a piece of paper with a pencil to account for the oranges she had sold, as she could not read or write. I took a photo of her and vowed I would do everything in my power to help educate girls just like her. This was the war I was going to fight.

Ignorance allowed politicians to fool people and bad administrators to be re-elected.