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

The best way to fight terrorism is to invest in education. Instead of sending weapons, send teachers.

I've always been a daydreamer, and sometimes in lessons my mind would drift and I'd imagine that on the way home a terrorist might jump out and shoot me on those steps. I wondered what I would do. Maybe I'd take off my shoes and hit him, but then I'd think if I did that there would be no difference between me and a terrorist. It would be better to plead, 'OK, shoot me, but first listen to me. What you are doing is wrong. I'm not against you personally, I just want every girl to go to school.'

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.

In the future, women, rather than men, will be the ones to change the world.

We liked to be known as the clever girls. When we decorated our hands with henna for holidays and weddings, we drew calculus and chemical formulae instead of flowers and butterflies.

I’m still me, Malala. The important thing is God has given me my life.