Who said "The absence of faith is not the same as the absence of God."?

This quote is attributed to Flannery O'Connor.

The absence of faith is not the same as the absence of God. - Flannery O'Connor

"The absence of faith is not the same as the absence of God."

Flannery O'Connor Faith

Novelist American 1925–1964

"The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it emotionally."

"I write to discover what I know."

"Everywhere I go I'm asked if I think the university stifles writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them."

"The grotesque can serve all our purposes."

"Faith guides me through difficult times."

"Faith is believing when you can't see."

"You have to believe in something, or you'll fall for anything."

"Faith in God and in each other is what sustains us"