Jailed and tried on the suspicion of murdering her father and stepmother with an axe, Lizzie Borden was ultimately acquitted of her crime and set free. Ostracized by the society on her release, she remains a topic in the popular culture of United States, being depicted not only in literature, music, film, theater, and television, but also in a popular skipping rhyme. In spite of the lapse of time, interest in her has not waned and people still go through the court records to find what she had said at the inquest. Let us now look through some of the quotes that have survived over a century, intriguing historians and authors alike.