"I think of it often and imagine the scene clearly. Even if they come to kill me, I will tell them what they are trying to do is wrong, that education is our basic right."

"Don't ask me what I want to be when I grow up. Ask me what I want to change."

"I believe in the power of education to change the world."

"Life isn't just about taking in oxygen and giving out carbon dioxide. You can stay there accepting everything from the Taliban, or you can make a stand against them."

"I am just a normal girl, but I have a big dream."