Kurt Vonnegut's novel about a man, born rich and powerful, who tries to devote his life to helping any poor sod who seems in need of his help (usually by giving them money.) His family, his wife, and eventually the forces of mental health regard this crippling lack of greed as insanity and try valiantly to cure him of it.

At one point, Rosewater is asked by someone he's helped to baptise two babies. This is what he says to them:

"Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you've got about a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies--

"God damn it, you've got to be kind."