Malala Yousafzai
We women are going to bring change. We are speaking up for girls' rights, but we must not behave like men, like they have done in the past.
My father always says that heroism is in the Pashtun DNA.
And also I didn't want my future to be just sitting in a room and be imprisoned in my four walls and just cooking and giving birth to children. I didn't want to see my life in that way.
I want to serve the people.
I might be afraid of ghosts and like dragons and those things, but I'm not afraid of the Taliban.
I'm not a character like Rapunzel or Cinderella; my story looks like any other.
If you kill someone, it shows that you are afraid of that person.
On the day when I was shot, and on the next day, people raised the banners of 'I am Malala'. They did not say 'I am Taliban.'
I realized that becoming a doctor, I can only help a small community. But by becoming a politician, I can help my whole country.
I'm not becoming western; I am still following my Pashtun culture, and I'm wearing a shalvar kamiz, a dupatta on my head.
There are so many figures in our history that did not believe they could make a change, and they did.
I don't have a phone, but I do have an iPad.
I enjoy science, and I'm a very curious person. I always want to know the reason behind everything, big or small.
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.
I want to have fun, but I don't quite know how.
In Kenya, I met wonderful girls; girls who wanted to help their communities. I was with them in their school, listening to their dreams. They still have hope. They want to be doctor and teachers and engineers.
Terrorism will spill over if you don't speak up.
I like writers who can show me worlds I know nothing about, but my favorites are those who create characters or worlds which feel realistic and familiar to me, or who can make me feel inspired.
At night when I used to sleep, I was thinking all the time that shall I put a knife under my pillow.
I don't know what would I do in future; I'll decide it later.
I want people to remember that Pakistan is my country. It is like my mother, and I love it dearly. Even if its people hate me, I will still love it.
Outside of my home, I look like a very obedient, very serious, very good kind of girl, but nobody knows what happens inside the house.
What I get a bit angry about is the image of women.
I think life is always dangerous. Some people get afraid of it. Some people don't go forward. But some people, if they want to achieve their goal, they have to go. They have to move... We have seen the barbaric situation of the 21st century in Swat. So why should I be afraid now?
I believe it's a woman's right to decide what she wants to wear and if a woman can go to the beach and wear nothing, then why can't she also wear everything?
The real Malala is gone somewhere, and I can't find her.
Thank you to the children whose innocent words encouraged me.
I cannot believe how much love people have shown me.
Dear sisters and brothers, I am not against anyone.
I want poverty to end in tomorrow's Pakistan. I want every girl in Pakistan to go to school.
Islam tells us every girl and boy should be educated. I don't know why the Taliban have forgotten it.
People say Malala's voice is being sold to the world. But I see it as Malala's voice reaching the world and resonating globally. You should think about what is behind Malala's voice. What is she saying? I am only talking about education, women's rights, and peace.
Pakistanis can't trust. They've seen in history that people, particularly politicians, are corrupt. And they're misguided by people in the name of Islam. They're told: 'Malala is not a Muslim, she's not in purdah, she's working for America.'
When someone tells me about Malala, the girl who was shot by the Taliban - that's my definition for her - I don't think she's me. Now I don't even feel as if I was shot. Even my life in Swat feels like a part of history or a movie I watched. Things change. God has given us a brain and a heart which tell us how to live.
For my brothers it was easy to think about the future. They can be anything they want. But for me it was hard and for that reason I wanted to become educated and empower myself with knowledge.
It's good to fight with your brothers, and it's good to tease them to give them advice.
Many girls do not go to school because of poverty.
On the day when I was shot, all of my friends' faces were covered, except mine.
I only get angry at my brothers and at my father.
I haven't chosen any party yet because people choose parties when they get older. When it's time, I'll look, and if I can't find one to join, I'll make another party.
When I was born, some of our relatives came to our house and told my mother, 'Don't worry, next time you will have a son.'
It's an honor to be awarded the Liberty Medal.
I was excited when King's College announced a scholarship for students who are in developing countries.
I have learned so much from Nelson Mandela, and he has been my leader. He is a perpetual inspiration for me and millions of others around the world.
A talib fires three shots at point-blank range at three girls in a van and doesn't kill any of them. This seems an unlikely story.
I distracted myself from the fear and terrorism by thinking about things like how the universe began and whether time travel is possible.
I was born a proud daughter of Pakistan, though like all Swatis I thought of myself first as a Swati and Pashtun, before Pakistani.
Even we schoolchildren know that ordinary diplomats don't drive around in unmarked cars carrying Glock pistols.
I hope that one day when I'll go back to Pakistan, I will build a university like Harvard.