I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban

Even if you win three or four times, the next victory will not necessarily be yours without trying.

There was nothing more important than knowledge.

Sometimes it’s better to tell your own story.

I think everyone makes a mistake at least once in their life. The important thing is what you learn from it.

They (politicians) don’t care if the army is actually flying the plane, they are happy to stay out of the cockpit and sit in business class, close the curtains and enjoy the fine food and service while the rest of us are squashed in economy.

We are committed to build for you the call of the new era.

The system works depends on the people overseeing it.

Fear is very powerful. Terror had made people cruel.

Kindness can only be repaid with kindness. It can’t be repaid with expressions like thank you.

No Pashtun leaves his land of his own sweet will. Either he leaves from poverty or he leaves for love.

Life on earth was short.

Half a doctor is a danger to one’s life. A mullah who is not fully learned is a danger to faith.

Education had been a great gift.

At night our fear is strong, but in the morning, in the light, we find our courage again.

The Taliban could take our pens and books, but they couldn’t stop our minds from thinking.

The most beautiful thing in a village in the morning is the sight of a child in a school uniform.