"I do not even hate the Talib who shot me. Even if there was a gun in my hand and he was standing in front of me, I would not shoot him."

"We must believe in the power of our voices, even if they are small."

"If one man can destroy everything, why can't one girl change it?"

"I want to see every child in school, no matter where they live, no matter what their gender, no matter what their background."

"In Pakistan when women say they want independence, people think this means we don't want to obey our fathers, brothers or husbands. But it does not mean that."