little while

For a little while on Tuesday evening “Election Night with Brian Williams” was the breaking political news equivalent of a meditation app.

For a little while on Monday, he did not say yes to any of the jobs he was offered, stewing over whether they were appealing, senior enough or might box him in too much politically.

"I mean people deal with their deaths in different ways, and I think it’s all very, very individual to each of us. But I think for a little while you do go into shock - or I did, and I was in a bit of a state."

It took Palmer a little while to get going, however, with three goals in his first nine Premier League games compared to seven this time, but he is determined to stay grounded amid what can be achieved.

It gives me a profound sense of peace that, at least in this small way, I can help these people stay remembered—and keep their memory alive—just a little while longer.