I reassured my mother that it didn't matter to me if my face was not symmetrical. Me, who had always cared about my appearance, how my hair looked! But when you see death, things change. 'It doesn't matter if I can't smile or blink properly,' I told her. 'I'm still me, Malala. The important thing is God has given me my life.'
— Malala Yousafzai Contemporary

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From her memoir 'I Am Malala', after her recovery.

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2013

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Controversial

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