'il Prete Rosso' was nicknamed -the red priest- by his friends
The person who said that quote is Albert Camus.
Chapter eight of Don Quixote contains the famous scene in which Don Quixote attacked a field of windmills. He explained to Sancho that these windmills are giants and that he was going to slay them and take their riches. Though he was dissuaded by Sancho, Don Quixote still attacked and eventually damaged his lance.