In 25 years of exile, I've never had a frozen account, either in Switzerland or elsewhere in the world.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I've never had a bank account in Switzerland since 1984. Why would the Swiss do this to me? Maybe the Swiss are trying to divert attention from the Holocaust gold scandal.
Until 1914 I loved to travel; I often went to Italy and once spent a few months in India. Since then I have almost entirely abandoned travelling, and I have not been outside of Switzerland for over ten years.
In the '70s I was in exile; every time I went back I wondered if they'd take my passport away.
I escaped one time. In 1971 I was in the free world for six weeks.
In 1958, I decided that I was going to live in Europe permanently. So in 1959 I moved to Lugano, Switzerland.
I never left France for Hollywood nor stashed my money in Switzerland.
Well, I write in exile because I cannot return to my country, so I have no choice but to see myself as an exiled writer.
When I was younger I was completely without money - when I was studying in Budapest, when I was a refugee.
Life is constantly providing us with new funds, new resources, even when we are reduced to immobility. In life's ledger there is no such thing as frozen assets.
I just got back from Switzerland, which I've never been to. I went to Switzerland and Amsterdam.