# Quote — Chuck Palahniuk, Haunted

> "What matters," Sister Vigilante says, "is, people need a monster they can believe in." A true horrible enemy. A demon to define themselves against. Otherwise, it's just us versus us.

- Author: [Chuck Palahniuk](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chuck-palahniuk.md)
- Book: [Haunted](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chuck-palahniuk/haunted.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Chuck_Palahniuk#Haunted_(2005)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/chuck-palahniuk/haunted/what-matters-sister

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