My family and I are heartbroken after hearing the news that more than 100 innocent children and teachers have lost their lives...

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

We are human beings, and this is the part of our human nature, that we don't learn the importance of anything until it's snatched from our hands.

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.

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.

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 want every girl, every child, to be educated.