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.

A girl has the power to go forward in her life. And she's not only a mother, she's not only a sister, she's not only a wife. But a girl has the - she should have an identity. She should be recognized and she has equal rights as a boy.

The extremists are afraid of books and pens, the power of education frightens them. they are afraid of women.

I don't want to be thought of as the 'girl who was shot by the Taliban' but the 'girl who fought for education. This is the cause to which I want to devote my life.

Let us pick up our books and our pens, they are the most powerful weapons.

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.

Instead of sending guns, send books. Instead of sending weapons, send teachers.