the nearer the bone, the sweeter the meat

The last parts of something are the most enjoyable. Some of my terminally ill patients have said that they enjoy life more once they know that death is imminent. The nearer the bone, the sweeter the meat, I guess.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Santuzza	-	Italian
Tamara	tah-MAH-rah (Russian, Spanish, Italian), tə-MAHR-ə (English), TAM-ə-rə (English)	Russian, Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, English, Dutch, S
Lenora	[lə'nɔ:rə]
Vic	VIK	English
Tarja	TAHR-yah	Finnish
Cherokee	CHER-ə-kee	English (Rare)