Don't Stop The Carnival

I have always wanted to run a little marina or small hotel in St. Somewhere. Upon telling a friend this he suggested that I read Don't Stop the Carnival by Herman Woulk. I have heard people say that this book talks people out of a life on the edge but it does the opposite for me. I want it more. I look at the Norman Paperman's who get to the edge of something good, to the point of realizing that there is great pain in love and life and deciding that it is not worth the sacrifice and I wonder where would they be if they pushed through. Where would they be if they pushed the circle a little further to see what revelation might be there?The EDGE is where I want to be, seeing the world and all that is in it from places and perspectives that they have not been seen before.