“But I don’t think you would be happy if you saw the children on my road living on a rubbish dump. God, give me the strength and courage and make me perfect pecarse I want to make this world perfect. Malala.”
― I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
― I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
“Immortals. We're used to seeing each other off and on through the centuries. Years go by, then someone's back and it's just the way it was before. Because we stay the same, though the world doesn't. When someone dies, it takes us a while to process. You think to yourself: I wonder when I'll see him again. Then you remember, and it's a shock every time. You have to keep reminding yourself, until you believe it: I'll never see him again.”
― The Land I Lost
― The Land I Lost
“Now he was older, and he knew how complicated the world could be. It still hurt like an unexpected blow when he saw that shining ideal tarnished. If he were in charge of it all-”
― The Land I Lost
― The Land I Lost
“Every community needs a heart. There had to be a common are where everyone could gather, to trade for goods and secrets, to find love and riches.”
― Son of the Dawn
― Son of the Dawn
“And I think you're brilliant, talented, courageous, beautiful. You're my miracle. But you're the only one who can say who you are with authority. So, who are you?”
― On the Come Up
― On the Come Up
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