“Faith is believing in something you know isn't true.”
Tom Robbins Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas
Source: Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas
“Faith is what someone knows to be true, whether they believe it or not.”
— Flannery O’Connor, book Wise Blood
Source: Wise Blood
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