The Correct Phrases

Marlo Thomas was distraught when media began questioning whether she'd ever be as good or popular as her renowned father, TV actor Danny Thomas, when she was an 18-year-old up-and-coming actress. She came to him in tears, pleading with him to change her name.

Danny told his daughter, "I raised you to be a thoroughbred." "They're blindfolded and running their own race." That’s what you have to do: run your own race.”

That single comment inspired Thomas’ wildly popular 2002 best-seller, “The Right Words at the Right Time,” a collection of first-person stories about the power of words by such icons as Paul McCartney and Oprah Winfrey. Following the publication of the book, Marlo was approached by people from all over the country who wanted to share their own "correct words" stories. "The Right Words at the Right Time, Vol. 2: Your Turn!" (Atria Books, $25) is the result of Thomas' latest book, a touching compilation of 101 remarkable stories in which regular Americans recollect the key moment in their lives when words made all the difference.

Like the story of a Gulf War veteran whose life was changed forever by the words of a young stranger at Burger King. Or the aimless mechanic who found work through a classified ad. Alternatively, the bereaved fiancée

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