Gnat’s Navels and Hollywood Agents’ Hearts

September 27, 2026

The other kind of agent is eternally popular in fiction because they represent actors, novelists, screenwriters and television news reporters. They are rarely depicted warmly; like the Grinch, their hearts are said to be two sizes too small. Hence, the phrase I learned from my mother that I have used my entire life to describe something infinitesimal: “It would fit in a gnat’s navel and leave room left over for a Hollywood Agent’s Heart.”

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