I enjoy science, and I'm a very curious person. I always want to know the reason behind everything, big or small.

It is very important to know who you are. To make decisions. To show who you are.

All I want is an education, and I am afraid of no one.

I want education for the sons and the daughters of all the extremists, especially the Taliban.

I don't want to be remembered as the girl who was shot. I want to be remembered as the girl who stood up.

I discovered Deborah Ellis's books in the school library after my head teacher encouraged me to go beyond the school curriculum and look for books I might enjoy.